4 ms·
I guess it depends on your idea of "unfriendly to foreigners". If you're referring to countries where the US has icy relations with, getting a visa might be pro
by SEJeff 10y ago
I guess it depends on your idea of "unfriendly to foreigners". If you're referring to countries where the US has icy relations with, getting a visa might be problematic, otherwise, I think your experience is a bit off.
As a native born American, I see a surprising amount of small business owners who are successful are not from America. Even in the small town (Nicholasville, KY population ~20,000) I'm from, most of the convenience stores and gas stations are owned by a single middle eastern family that is super friendly to everyone. I went to school with Charlie, one of their sons, who was the first to be born and raised in the US. I see so many Americans who were raised in relative ease and comfort simply being out hustled by immigrants and "foreigners" who have more drive.
You know what, that is great! The healthy mix of diversity is what makes America (already) great. If a family legally comes from Mexico and wants to hustle their way into success, I'm all for it. Immigration is not a bad thing.
- throw12313221 10y agoIt is very hard to get green card or work visa in US, compared to other countries. I am a white guy from EU.
- cylinder 10y agoNo offense but I don't think you really have a grasp of the US immigration system. It's very difficult to immigrate or even get a temporary work visa. It's easier if you are the relative of a US citizen, but even then if you are mainland Chinese born or Indian you have to wait in a long queue unless you are the spouse of a US citizen.
- user5994461 10y agoVery difficult is an understatement. It's basically close to impossible to work in the US for a EU or russian citizen. Source: Friends of me who want to move to the USA. I'm talking people with rare qualifications with a company ready to take them at $200k base salary and the layers to do all the paperwork for the H1B. They just can't get a fu----- VISA.
- cylinder 10y agoYes, even in a situation like that, it still comes down to, literally, a lottery (one with zero transparency). Compare with the independent skilled migration systems of Australia, Canada and NZ.
- bonzini 10y agoIf a sponsor employer would give them that salary, and they have rare qualifications, maybe they should apply for O1 rather than H1B. I helped a guy with a recommendation letter for O1, and it wasn't hard. He basically gave me a template that I customized with data specific to work we had done together. I am not even American.
- khuey 10y agoThere's a long queue for permanent residency for certain countries. The process of getting a temporary work visa is largely the same for a Chinese or Indian national as it is for an EU or Japanese national though.