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I’m an immigration lawyer trying to keep up with the visa chaos. Laid-off tech workers are in a particularly tough spot — here’s what you need to know.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tahmina Watson, a business immigration lawyer in Seattle. It’s been edited for length and clarity.When I saw the administration’s new immigration policy memo last Friday, stating that I-485 forms will only be approved in “extraordinary circumstances,” I felt like the sky…

Mamdani’s 3 lofty plans to make New York City housing more affordable

Zohran Mamdani has ambitious ideas for New York City housing.The Mayor’s Office dropped its detailed policy plan — called “Block by Block” — on May 26, outlining goals to build more apartment buildings, convert unused offices and hotels into living space, and help residents navigate one of America’s most expensive…

7 Things You Should Be Negotiating (but Probably Aren’t)

Here’s a truth most Americans never figure out: The sticker price is almost always optional. Your salary. Your credit card APR. Your medical bills. Your cable bill. Your insurance premium. The price tag on a new mattress or car or refrigerator. Every one of those numbers is a starting offer…