I got an H-1B visa and my dream job at Google. Both were less secure than I thought.

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A man standing with a cat in his bag on a street in China.
Gu Yichen was laid off shortly after starting at Google and discovered how unstable life on an H-1B visa can be.

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I went back to China after losing the H-1B lottery 3 times. The reverse culture shock was harder than I expected.

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A man standing outside of the United Nations building in China.
Charlie Fang returned to China after losing the H1-B lottery three times.

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Nvidia salaries revealed: How much the AI giant pays software engineers and researchers as it ramps up H-1B hiring

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at a company convention in Taipei.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

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I moved to New York with an American dream, but didn't get an H-1B visa. Now I'm living a new dream in the UK.

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Sunjana Ramana standing in front of the New York skyline. The Empire State building is visible behind her.
Sunjana Ramana is building her company, Flax, in the UK.

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Walmart's H-1B filings fell by more than half in the wake of Trump's visa shake-up

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A Walmart store is seen on February 03, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
Walmart submitted a lot fewer applications for foreign workers after President Donald Trump changed the visa program.

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Meta, Google, and Amazon slash H-1B petitions after Trump's visa crackdown

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Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy, and Mark Zuckerberg

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OpenAI salaries revealed: How much the ChatGPT maker pays AI researchers, engineers, and other key roles

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Sam Altman with a finger to his lips, wearing a suit in front of a black and orange background.
OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman.

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Nvidia salaries revealed: How much the chip giant pays engineers and other key roles as its stock mints millionaires

Tech Insider : Business
Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang

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Texas governor orders H-1B hiring freeze at state universities and agencies

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

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Amazon allows visa workers stranded in India to work remotely — but there's a catch

Tech Insider : Politics, Technology, Business
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.
Amazon is pushing forward with its own brand of chips called Trainium.

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