Immigration lawyers tell tech workers on visas to get back to the US before Trump takes office. 'A storm is coming.'

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President-elect Donald Trump.

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Immigration attorney Sophie Alcorn is sharing this advice with her high-tech clientele: Get back to the US before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

I'm a dual citizen who lives in Canada. It's not as easy as you think to move here.

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Dual citizen Michael Stiege has lived in Canada and the US for an extended time.

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I was born in the 'Silicon Valley' of India and watched it change from a quiet, green city to an international tech hub

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Chandrashekar supports carpooling and rainwater harvesting to deal with infrastructure issues in the city.

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A guide to tech billionaire Peter Thiel's Washington web

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Peter Thiel's influence in Washington stretches far and wide, from politicians to tech leaders to his own companies' government contracts.

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As many as one in 10 coders are 'ghost engineers' Stanford researcher says, lurking online and doing no work

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Trump made unprecedented inroads in Silicon Valley this election

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Sriram Krishnan is leaving Andreessen Horowitz and is reportedly in talks to join Elon Musk at DOGE

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Sriram Krishnan is not the only Silicon Valley leader rumored to be involved with DOGE.

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I've worked in San Francisco, Chicago, and Silicon Valley. Only one has the best mix for career, family, and socializing.

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Manalan with his wife and son on the rooftop of Google's Chicago office in June 2024.

Mike Manalac

I'm an engineer who left Silicon Valley for Philadelphia. I was worried about leaving the tech hub, but I love Philly's lower cost of living.

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Adam Fletcher left Silicon Valley for Philadelphia.

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Elon Musk said he will launch a leaderboard to track 'insanely dumb' government spending, and business leaders are weighing in

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Elon Musk at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, October 2024
Elon Musk has started crowdsourcing suggestions for government spending cuts.

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