On Borrowed Time: A Tech Reporter’s Precarious Race to Stay in the US

Silicon Valley relies on a huge foreign born workforce, mostly from India and China, to provide specialized skills in fields like engineering, biotech, AI and computer science. But after layoff, these visa holders have 60 days to find a new job, or lose their residency in the United States.

In 2023, tech reporter Pranav Dixit dug into the mass layoffs in Silicon Valley, and why these drastic reductions were forcing some foreign-born workers to reevaluate the decision to live in the US. At the time he was working for Buzzfeed News. But when the news unit shut down, Dixit was put in the same precarious situation as the H-1B workers he covered in his reporting.

Ray Suarez catches up with Pranav Dixit to get an update on his complicated journey to find new work, and his race to stay in the United States. 

Read more of Pranav Dixit’s reporting for Buzzfeed:  Laid-Off Tech Workers On H-1B Visas Might Be Forced To Leave The Country

Guest:

Pranav Dixit, senior editor at Engadget

Host:  

Ray Suarez

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