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On Sunday, nearly thirty tech workers marched to San Jose to protest the country-of-origin green card restrictions outside of a congresswoman Lofgren's house. These workers were from India and had been recruited to work in Silicon Valley with H1B visas. However, they expressed frustrations with the long wait for green cards due to the cap on how many green cards the U.S. issues to each country and the large population of India. These issues have been heightened recently with the layoffs in the tech industry because H1B visas only allow 60 days for workers to find a new employer if they lose their jobs. Ultimately, these workers want Lofgren, who is the lead sponsor on a bill to remove the national origin requirement on skilled green card applications, to bring the bill up for a vote in the upcoming week.