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And you have a young family.

And it's a tough market where 5% of IT engineers across the board have recently been let go.

Even non visa holders at Twitter have had to wait it out, sometimes months, until a suitable job was found.

Cry me a river, IT workers especially the ones working for SV companies are one of the most privileged people out there.

Everybody has an opportunity cost against losing their job. And employees do have Rights but the right to have technical initiatives adjudicated against stupidity is not one of them.

The OP is fundamentally wrestling with an issue of justice, but the bottom line is that in business there is no punishment for stupid. There is only reward for profit.

If your visa is sponsored, you should be especially prepared to execute even if the leadership is doing the wrong thing, at least until you have an alternative. Being hired on visa means having less contractual power, and there's no way around it.