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The most unfortunate part of this is that 'the President would only support the Startup Visa in the context of “comprehensive immigration reform”.' If it is va
by rkischuk 16y ago
The most unfortunate part of this is that 'the President would only support the Startup Visa in the context of “comprehensive immigration reform”.'
If it is valuable to attract and retain the top entrepreneurial talent from around the world, we should enact that policy ASAP, without holding it captive to the political grenade of illegal immigration.
- jdp23 16y agoI'm just curious ... how many of the people who are upset about this have been working for the DREAM Act (which has also being held hostage to 'comprehensive immigration reform')?
- aphexairlines 16y agoOr maybe not everyone has the same priorities as you. When I was living in the US, my top priority was comprehensive immigration reform so my fiance could have the right to work so we could live a normal life.
- ericd 16y agoWhat is good for the country and good for us as individuals in the short term doesn't always line up. For a country to work well, one needs to look beyond his own needs. I think that immigration needs to be revamped, but it's a huge task, and it doesn't make sense to logjam all related issues. The parent's point about political sensitivity is very important - it makes it much, much less likely to happen in the near future, and it doesn't improve the situation of that other bill very much. It's just not a strong enough motivator politically, because there aren't many voters in the startup community. This is a strictly worse outcome, regardless of your priorities, unless your goal is to keep highly educated foreigners from staying.