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Find a new job in 60 days: tech layoffs put immigrant workers on a ticking clock

Tech workers face widespread layoffs, a hardship notably for immigrants relying on tech companies for work visas. Sukanya Sitthikongsak/Getty Images hide caption

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Find a new job in 60 days: tech layoffs put immigrant workers on a ticking clock

Last month, tech companies laid off about 50,000 workers, many of them immigrants on work visas. Now they have to find a job soon or leave the country.

Find a new job in 60 days: tech layoffs put immigrant workers on a ticking clock

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