Tech giant Oracle is carrying out a wave of layoffs — workers are receiving letters saying "today is your last working day" — but at the same time, the company has submitted over 3,100 H-1B visa petitions in the last two fiscal years to bring specialized foreign workers into the US. <br>The H-1B program is often defended as a way to fill talent gaps. Critics, however, argue it's used to replace local workers with cheaper labor. <br>This case raises an increasingly relevant question in the tech industry: when a company cuts jobs and requests foreign work visas at the same time, what's the real story? <br>What do you think? A legitimate talent strategy or a worrying sign for the tech job market? Source: https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin/news/2026/04/03/oracle-files-thousands-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-amid-mass-layoffs/