It does have a indirect bearing.
My company is outsourcing all its IT design and development to a "US" bodyshop. Most of its staff are based in India and two thirds of its US staff are on H1B or L1 visas.
Three of the staff losing their jobs are visa holders (2 UK and 1 Indian). 2 are in the RIR stage, one for the second time. One lucky person (me!) can use AC21.
Given the amount of US based visa holders in IT, there will be a fair few out there like us. Not all of them will be as lucky as me.
Course I got to find a job...
ND Oct 02