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Seems like what the US government is trying to do with the whole H1/L1 visas. Companies like to have immobile employees that they know would not go back to thei

by gargs 16y ago

Seems like what the US government is trying to do with the whole H1/L1 visas. Companies like to have immobile employees that they know would not go back to their home country. At the same time, it plays well with the whole immigration debate because no one complains about it, what with the lobbying efforts keeping it down to a murmur. The startup visa scheme is another such proposition, but at a grander level. Banks want entrepreneurs that won't give up on a bad idea, but would instead keep toiling away rather than have to move their entire family back to their home country. No one wants to speak from the perspective of an employee because, frankly, the biggest proponents have never been ideal employees. What kind of a talented engineer would want to put themselves into a situation where they lose their freedom to switch careers or engage in a personal idea? So sure, there is a shortage of talent, but not because of a lack of immigrants.

to 16y ago
thats how it is... what bugs me the most on my h1b visa is that the time youre in the country you cant build a life for yourself. first its 3 years, than you can extend another three years but after those six years they kick you out. of course after five years you can apply for a green card but that takes two years. not to speak of the cut down on time when you switch jobs. i recently changed my employer after two years. now my last year of the first part of the visa got cut out and directly extended. giving me together five years in the country. now what do i do in three years? in sept 2013 my visa ends. no extension. how can you live like that? knowing you leave your life, friends, everything behind in three years. and the whole new investor start up blah visa is a punch in my face. when you generate a milliondollar revenue or find an investor that invests a million or more you get citizenship. come again? citizenship? i lead start ups for my last employer which gave me an astronomical salary around 300-600k a year and the start ups generated under the companies umbrella way more than 20m this year. where the FUCK is my citizenship? the whole topic just makes me angry.

by gargs 16y ago

to 16y ago

thats how it is... what bugs me the most on my h1b visa is that the time youre in the country you cant build a life for yourself. first its 3 years, than you can extend another three years but after those six years they kick you out. of course after five years you can apply for a green card but that takes two years. not to speak of the cut down on time when you switch jobs. i recently changed my employer after two years. now my last year of the first part of the visa got cut out and directly extended. giving me together five years in the country. now what do i do in three years? in sept 2013 my visa ends. no extension. how can you live like that? knowing you leave your life, friends, everything behind in three years. and the whole new investor start up blah visa is a punch in my face. when you generate a milliondollar revenue or find an investor that invests a million or more you get citizenship. come again? citizenship? i lead start ups for my last employer which gave me an astronomical salary around 300-600k a year and the start ups generated under the companies umbrella way more than 20m this year. where the FUCK is my citizenship? the whole topic just makes me angry.