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Is H1B reserved to Einsteins and Torvalds?
by known 9y ago
Is H1B reserved to Einsteins and Torvalds?
- NTDF9 9y agoWhy would Einstein and Torvalds go through this nonsense bureaucracy? When those guys came, the process was smooth and welcoming. Not anymore.
- gumby 9y agoActually when Einstein came the process was anything but smooth and welcoming. Einstein fled Europe because of anti-jewish policies yet jewish immigration to the US was also restricted, as was immigration from Asia. There were notorious cases of refugee ships denied entry. Torvalds, happily, did not face the same problems.
- rdtsc 9y ago> When those guys came, the process was smooth and welcoming. Not anymore. In 1930s immigration was capped immigration to 150k. All immigration from Asian countries was barred (with few exceptions). Oh and US deported 400k Mexicans, as well. I think we'd want to pick a different time period to show the friendliness of US immigration. Otherwise we are proving the opposite argument that even with an unwelcoming and xenophobic policy the best and brightest were still able to immigrate.
- NTDF9 9y agoAFAIK, Einstien was neither Mexican nor Asian.
- dmytrish 9y agoNo, there is O1 visa for that.
- nnd 9y agoThat's actually not true, criteria for O-1 are pretty liberal (at least they were until Trump reforms).
- iamcreasy 9y agoA few weeks back I talked to an artist who was on O1 visa, and she said she needs to renew this visa once every year, and she has to prove that she is doing a significant amount of work in her field to maintain eligibility.