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I'm not splitting hairs. I'm stating facts. There is a difference between immigration and h-1b visa. One is a process where people are moving to america to beco

I'm not splitting hairs. I'm stating facts. There is a difference between immigration and h-1b visa. One is a process where people are moving to america to become american citizens. The other is a temporary work visa. Also, I'm not against immigration. I'm for immigration. I'm against h-1b visas. And misleading statements like "first or second-generation immigrants" is not helping your argument. By first or second generation immigrants, you really mean american citizens right? American citizens created those tech companies. And it's great that US tech companies are founded by americans who immigrated to the US. Sadly, h-1b visas prohibit you from creating companies in the US. So your entire argument is contradictory.

petilon 8y ago
H-1B is temporary work visa. It is the visa that is temporary, not the individual, because folks who come in on H-1B are LEGALLY allowed to apply for a green card, and once they get it they are permanent and can start their own companies. H-1B visa is the reason silicon valley exists. Ask Mark Zuckerberg why he moved Facebook HQ to silicon valley. It is because that's where the engineers are. If H-1B didn't exist Zuckerberg would have moved considerable number of jobs to places like Beijing, Bangalore and St. Petersburg, because that's where he would have found software engineers.
- porpoisely 8y ago
  People without H-1B visas are LEGALLY allowed to apply for green card. H-1B has nothing to do green cards. Green cards have existed for decades before H-1B visas were introduced in the 90s. I don't know why you keep lying about this when it is factually incorrect. People have been immigrating to the US before H-1B visas existed. Jerry Yang and Sergei Brin immigrated to the US before H-1B visas existed. They had green cards before H-1B visas existed. Also, H-1B visas have nothing to do with silicon valley. They were created in 1990. Silicon Valley had existed for decades before 1990. Zuckerburg already has offices and employees in beijing, bangalore, st petersburg with H-1B in place. Everything you stated is an outright lie. Why are you doing that? There are plenty of ways to defend H-1B visas without resorting to lying.

petilon 8y ago

H-1B is temporary work visa. It is the visa that is temporary, not the individual, because folks who come in on H-1B are LEGALLY allowed to apply for a green card, and once they get it they are permanent and can start their own companies. H-1B visa is the reason silicon valley exists. Ask Mark Zuckerberg why he moved Facebook HQ to silicon valley. It is because that's where the engineers are. If H-1B didn't exist Zuckerberg would have moved considerable number of jobs to places like Beijing, Bangalore and St. Petersburg, because that's where he would have found software engineers.

porpoisely 8y ago
People without H-1B visas are LEGALLY allowed to apply for green card. H-1B has nothing to do green cards. Green cards have existed for decades before H-1B visas were introduced in the 90s. I don't know why you keep lying about this when it is factually incorrect. People have been immigrating to the US before H-1B visas existed. Jerry Yang and Sergei Brin immigrated to the US before H-1B visas existed. They had green cards before H-1B visas existed. Also, H-1B visas have nothing to do with silicon valley. They were created in 1990. Silicon Valley had existed for decades before 1990. Zuckerburg already has offices and employees in beijing, bangalore, st petersburg with H-1B in place. Everything you stated is an outright lie. Why are you doing that? There are plenty of ways to defend H-1B visas without resorting to lying.