No H-1B visa, two layoffs, then a job at Silicon Valley tech giant
An Indian UX designer shares her struggles navigating the US H-1B visa system amidst tech industry layoffs. The article highlights the precarious nature of foreign workers' status in the American job market.
Why it matters
It illustrates the challenges faced by skilled immigrants in the US tech sector and the impact of visa policies on career stability.
In his 1931 book The Epic of America, James Truslow Adams coined a term that went on to define the United States for the rest of the world. The "American Dream," as Adams described it, was a vision of a society where life should be better, richer and fuller for all, offering opportunity based on ability and achievement rather than social class or birth. But over the course of the two Trump terms, this definition and dream have faded away to pave the way for a battleground where every fight is bout to end in defeat, all because the powerful use their power ruthlessly for as long as they have it.For any Indian currently on an H-1B visa in the US or any other legal certification, surviving is a daily war.
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