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Tech Support Chap's Boss Got Him Out Of Jail So He Could Finish A Job

The Register, Friday, April 10th, 2026

The right person for the job didn't have the right passport for the job

This week, we have a story from a reader we'll Regomize as "Cooper" who told us the tale of a colleague we're going to call "Octavio."

Octavio hailed from a South American nation and therefore grew up speaking Spanish. He moved to the US for college, qualified for a green card allowing permanent residence stateside, then scored a job at a US tech company in a role that included tech support duties.

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