I moved from Peru to the US at 17 on a tennis scholarship. 8 years later, an H-1B layoff sent me home.

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I moved from Peru to the US at 17 on a tennis scholarship. 8 years later, an H-1B layoff sent me home. — Sources: Business Insider

After Luciana Pereyra lost her H-1B-sponsored job, she had 60 days to find a new sponsor or leave the US. "I treated the job search like the last match of my career," she said.

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I moved from Peru to the US at 17 on a tennis scholarship. 8 years later, an H-1B layoff sent me home.

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