One thing that is easily overlooked is the % of the laid off employees who are on a work VISA. This can be easily looked up and it is not insignifcant. Once an employee on a work VISA is laid off, he/she has a clock ticking. Imagine if such a person has invested their and their kids lives here -- mortgage, school, etc -- this puts an enormous mental stress on such families. I am one of those.
Don't get me wrong I am forever grateful the opportunities this country has given me and my family. But this rule of "get another job in 2 months or get the hell out of the country" is just cruel.
Yes, I did overlook this - and you're absolutely right, and I couldn't agree more. Thanks for calling me out on it.
We shouldn't be booting out some of the most productive / educated people in this country just because they get laid off.
We should be trying as hard as we can to keep them in this country!
To the extent that - a lot of people feel if a company does layoffs - the company should be forced to layoff H1B workers first. I think that is complete BS. Layoff the people it makes sense to layoff - not the people on the other side of the lottery.
Don't get me wrong I am forever grateful the opportunities this country has given me and my family. But this rule of "get another job in 2 months or get the hell out of the country" is just cruel.