Big tech companies have backed off green card applications due to a tougher process and less intense competition for talent.
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The Lede
Big tech companies have backed off green card applications in a big way because the process has become tougher and there's less competition for talent. This situation is making it harder for foreign tech workers to stay in the US, and it may mean overseas candidates have to search far beyond Silicon Valley and New York City for jobs in the industry.
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- PERM is a certification process run by the Department of Labor. It aims to ensure that admitting foreign workers into the country doesn't impact US workers' job opportunities, wages, or working conditions.
- Huge layoffs by Google, Amazon, Meta and other tech companies have made the process harder.
- "Tech companies have been following Google's lead and taking their foot off the pedal in terms of green card applications," said Ava Benach, founding partner of Benach Collopy, a leading immigration law firm.
