Facebook, Amazon, and several other technology companies in the US are expanding their operations into Mexico as the country tries to capitalize on the anti-immigration stance taken by the Trump administration. Since the beginning of 2017, Facebook has been partnering with local groups to develop tech talent in Mexico, while Amazon.com has opened a new engineering office in Mexico City.
Hundreds of jobs could also be created by Oracle’s plans for an office expansion in Jalisco on the Pacific State Coast, according to local officials. In Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, a new group dedicated to the recruitment of start-up companies, is expecting as many as ten new firms to be up and running in the region by the end of the year, with a further 60 in development. WeWork, the juggernaut of the shared office industry, also says that it now serves as many as 6000 workers, and has opened five new locations since it’s debut in Mexico City in September 2016.
President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut immigration levels to the US have included new constraints on H-1B US visas for skilled overseas workers. Many tech companies rely on these to attract talent, prompting other nations to increase their recruitment of start-up firms and technology workers. Mexico has another reason to offer more work, with the impending end of the deferred action program possibly resulting in over 600,000 Dreamers heading their way next year.