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I agree that the visa requires reforms and definitely people are affected in terms of job mobility and permanent residency status. I absolutely agree with you

I agree that the visa requires reforms and definitely people are affected in terms of job mobility and permanent residency status. I absolutely agree with you that thousands are affected (especially students who studied on a equal footing with their peers while completing the course) but having disadvantage to get employment just because of the lottery system and their status. But claiming that half a million are stuck unable to start a company / change jobs due to a visa is BS just to push the author's opinion down the reader's throat and this is where I differ.

intended 16y ago
Doesn't surprise, considering it is the Times group. Their reporting, while good in several cases, is highly opinionated and unsubstantiated/lacking research in others. Their gaming and tech coverage is usually cringe inducing. Whats tragic is that they are the most read newspaper in the country.
- yummyfajitas 16y ago
  According to Wikipedia, the WSJ and USA Today beat the NYT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_States_by_circulation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_Unite... Though if that excludes online views, the NYT may indeed be #1 (quite possibly their paywall will nuke this, however).
  - intended 16y ago
    I'm referring to the Times of India group, and I was referring to India. Sorry about the mix up that caused. :) The Times of India is the largest circulated English-language daily newspaper in the world, across all formats (Broadsheet, Compact, Berliner and Online) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_circulation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_circulation I always assumed that WSJ appealed only to business and finance types who needed it for work. I'm surprised that the WSJ is that well circulated, does this mean that it has broad appeal? Or is it that the WSJ can be expensed to the a firm, driving up its circulation?
    - yummyfajitas 16y ago
      My bad. I read the article with readability and by the time I was done, I forgot where it came from. I suspect the popularity of the WSJ is due mainly to the fact that WSJ demographics are more likely to buy a subscription than NYT demographics.

intended 16y ago

Doesn't surprise, considering it is the Times group. Their reporting, while good in several cases, is highly opinionated and unsubstantiated/lacking research in others. Their gaming and tech coverage is usually cringe inducing. Whats tragic is that they are the most read newspaper in the country.

yummyfajitas 16y ago
According to Wikipedia, the WSJ and USA Today beat the NYT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_States_by_circulation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_Unite... Though if that excludes online views, the NYT may indeed be #1 (quite possibly their paywall will nuke this, however).
- intended 16y ago
  I'm referring to the Times of India group, and I was referring to India. Sorry about the mix up that caused. :) The Times of India is the largest circulated English-language daily newspaper in the world, across all formats (Broadsheet, Compact, Berliner and Online) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_circulation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_circulation I always assumed that WSJ appealed only to business and finance types who needed it for work. I'm surprised that the WSJ is that well circulated, does this mean that it has broad appeal? Or is it that the WSJ can be expensed to the a firm, driving up its circulation?
  - yummyfajitas 16y ago
    My bad. I read the article with readability and by the time I was done, I forgot where it came from. I suspect the popularity of the WSJ is due mainly to the fact that WSJ demographics are more likely to buy a subscription than NYT demographics.