"For a generation, the smartest people I knew dreamed of moving to America. They took uninspiring jobs, learned to wait through endless paperwork, and believed that one visa stamp could change their lives. That belief built an empire of talent that powered some of the world's most iconic companies. And now, that same empire is dying, or at the very least, dreaming of moving elsewhere. Talent is now voting with its feet."
"As someone born in the USSR, a few years before its collapse, who grew up in Kazakhstan and Russia and later lived in several different countries, I remember friends who spent five or six years working for EPAM, an outsourcing firm that became a bridge to something better. EPAM's real perk wasn't salary or prestige. What drew people to it was the promise of relocation."
Skilled engineers worldwide long treated relocation to the United States as a defining career goal, accepting uninspiring work and long waits for visas. Outsourcing firms such as EPAM functioned as gateways by promising relocation after years of service, creating an ecosystem driven by the dream of moving to the U.S. Corporate headquarters and concentrated talent in America reinforced its competitive edge. Proposals to charge up to $100,000 for new petitions, rising costs, and expanding opportunities abroad are reducing the U.S. pull. As a result, talent and companies are increasingly considering other countries or remote arrangements, weakening the previous migration dynamic.
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