Key international high-tech workers on H-1B visa status can be lost in rapid business transitions if they are not carefully protected. Most of these temporary "specialty occupation" workers come to the United States from India, China, and Canada to work in computer-related or engineering fields. Thousands of H-1B workers come to Oregon and Washington each year. With the recent downturn and consolidations in high-tech industry, however, H-1B workers are in less demand, and often face employer transitions. Transitions affect H-1B status because it is neither automatically transferable in a restructure nor easily redirected to new work within a company without prior approval.
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