US employers shouldn't have that power. Perhaps not -- but if we're debating a realistic change to the visa system, an argument that begins with rejecting the

US employers shouldn't have that power. Perhaps not -- but if we're debating a realistic change to the visa system, an argument that begins with rejecting the basic principle under which most visas operate seems pretty impractical. Adding yet another class of people with unfair power over immigrants, and yet another distortion to the market, seems like a very poor response to that problem. According to what standard would this give VCs "unfair" power over immigrants? As for "distorting the market", any substantial change to the visa system would distort the market in one way or another. The practical question is whether the startup visa improves the situation, not whether it is the globally optimal immigration policy.