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US tech firms support lawsuit challenging H-1B visa suspension; fear jobs will move offshore
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The lawsuit was filed in July by the National Association of Manufacturers that represents 14,000 firms, US Chamber of Commerce and the National Retail Federation.
Pune: More than 50 American technology firms including Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook have filed a brief in a California court on Monday, supporting a lawsuit challenging the temporary ban on the entry of non-immigrant visa holders into the US.These technology companies, among the world's largest, said the visa restrictions would hurt American business, rather than save American jobs, and lead companies to hire workers outside the US. The
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