CNET: As Trump suspends new H-1B visas, many tech workers face an uncertain future

That was the case for Asim Fayaz. The Pakistani immigrant worked as a product manager at Bay Area companies Premise and Elementum, but, like many tech employees, he experienced layoffs and was forced more than once to scramble to find a new job to keep his visa. After getting laid off in December, however, he and his wife decided the stress wasn’t worth it. He’d grown tired of the constant uncertainty over whether he’d be allowed back into the US every time he went overseas. So he moved to Toronto, where he’s now co-owner of a restaurant.

“Nobody wants to live in this fear of, ‘What if my family’s sick back home and I need to travel?'” Fayaz said. “‘Will I be able to come back?'”

Originally published on CNET by Abrar Al-Heeti.