I think it's significant here that we haven't passed an immigration law since 1986, predating the entire tech industry. It's in these situations of Congressiona

I think it's significant here that we haven't passed an immigration law since 1986, predating the entire tech industry. It's in these situations of Congressional constipation that existing mechanisms start to fall apart at the seams, and programs end up being reused for purposes far from their original intent.