US tech firms’ “nearshoring” of talent from Latin America, driven by cheaper costs and similar time zones, is leading to staffing shortages for LatAm tech firms (Vittoria Elliott/Rest of World)

Vittoria Elliott / Rest of World:
US tech firms’ “nearshoring” of talent from Latin America, driven by cheaper costs and similar time zones, is leading to staffing shortages for LatAm tech firms  —  As a hedge against American talent poachers, some exasperated founders are recruiting developers who can’t speak English.