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awesome! 34 years old. Indian born. Tight fisted and super web savvy.
by Mistone 18y ago
awesome! 34 years old. Indian born. Tight fisted and super web savvy.
- aaronblohowiak 18y agoIs that awesome? Makes it hard to argue against H1B's when the US CIO is an immigrant.
- fortes 18y agoIs arguing against H1Bs a goal?
- tptacek 18y agoWhy couldn't it be? There's a controversy. The point he's making is, this CIO pick has the White House taking a side.
- sachinag 18y agoProblem with that is Vivek moved to the states at the age of 11. He was never an H1-B holder.
- Mistone 18y agoits just cool, not taking sides or speaking on policy. I'm all for lifting this ban to get more super smart folks to the US. I guess the age part is what really stood out. Obama is def down for youth and willing to take the risk on a younger person (smart) with the hopes they can energize citizens and implement real changes.
- aaronblohowiak 18y agoPerhaps I'm too jaded, but I don't think that details really influence the political impact. My point, as tptacek points out, is that it changes the nature of the conversation in washington.
- lutorm 18y agoThey are taking a side in the H1B controversy because he's an immigrant? That's like saying they are taking a side in gender discrimination because he's male. If he was actually on an H1B then you might have a point, but it sounds like he's naturalized.
- chiffonade 18y ago> They are taking a side in the H1B controversy because he's an immigrant? You must be new to racism.
- tptacek 18y agoOuch.
- aaronblohowiak 18y agoGranted, this is a hacking forum and not a political forum, so I won't go on about postmodernity, the media and rationality. However, it is important to note and remember that human beings are not rational. Instead of ignoring the irrationality of individuals, we should attempt to understand it. You're right, though. His being an immigrant and being Indian likely plays to people's biases and preconceptions about outsourcing and H1B program.
- chiffonade 18y ago> You're right, though Of course I'm right. I've worked with just as many European H1-B's as I have Indian H1-B's with many coming from Northern and Eastern Europe (scandinavia, poland, ukraine, czech, etc.), yet none of these "patriots" seem to ever mention white Europeans when this discussion comes up, do they? How did Linus Torvalds get into the US again? Or Sergey Brin's family? This kind of stuff is just so incredibly obvious to any objective observer who actually pays attention.
- tptacek 18y agoThe market rate for western European dev is higher than the rate for Asian dev.
- tyler 18y agoI don't see why that is a problem. While I don't think that this is really the whitehouse taking a side, what if they were taking a side? They should.