Laid-off H-1B visa holders face painful predicament

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | July 12, 2020 | Carolyn Said

[artichokegrower]

Alexey Komissarouk, a software engineering manager, was among those let go when San Francisco real estate startup Opendoor laid off more than 600 employees in mid-April in response to the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact.

As an Israeli citizen working with an H-1B visa, Komissarouk can’t receive unemployment benefits. But more crucially, under immigration rules, losing his job set a clock ticking on his time in the United States.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

“Americans who lost jobs to H1-B visa holders face painful predicament”

[Toughluck_freeper]

I don’t understand the predicament.

If they loose their job, they loose their visa and must leave. They knew that from the start, it is not a surprise.

And they have had months to prepare as it was very likely they would be let go due to the Corona virus and poor economic situation.

[central_va]

H-1B visas are so highly skilled that they cannot be readily replaced with domestic employees.

Farm boy, you don't believe that crap for a second do you?

[central_va]

Feel good story of the day.

[old-ager]

I definitely noticed that. Not sure I’ve ever seen an Israeli H1.

[NobleFree]

most people who qualify for H-1B visas are so highly skilled that they cannot be readily replaced with domestic employees.

Horse manure. 99.9% of H-1Bs are diploma-mill fake-resume drones who can't tell their sphincter from a hole in the ground ... unless they were so trained by the American they replaced for half the salary.

Peter Leroe-Muñoz and his Silicon Valley johns are traitors to America.

[NobleFree]

FYI:

Primer For Reporters Looking Into the H-1B Program - https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3306445/posts?page=10#10

Foreign-Educated Immigrants Are Less Skilled Than U.S. Degree Holders - https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3858264/posts