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Why don't they just divert some of the 32,000 visas from Infosys to Startups? I can't help but notice the inverse relationship between the number of H1-B's sp

• HistoryInAction 12y ago
  It'd be nice. But likely unfeasible politically either from a legislative or regulatory perspective. There are many problems using the H-1B even at a policy level: -Lottery/application in April, don't become active until October -Doesn't work well for founders despite Aug 2011 change allowing founders to arrange their board to serve as "employer": http://www.uscis.gov/news/public-releases-topic/business-immigration/uscis-initiatives-promote-startup-enterprises-and-spur-job-creation-fact-sheet http://www.uscis.gov/news/public-releases-topic/business-imm... -Difficult and long timeline to green card meaning startup failure often leads to a fast mandatory exit from the US, even if investors continue to believe in the founder -Neufeld memo means that startup sponsors are treated at a high level of suspicion by USCIS bureaucrats, which results in an even longer, more time/money/effort intensive process compared to bigtech: http://www.legalactioncenter.org/sites/default/files/docs/lac/Neufeld_memorandum.pdf http://www.legalactioncenter.org/sites/default/files/docs/la...
• keerthiko 12y ago
  Infosys pretty much single-handedly ruined the opportunities for so many non-Americans to move onwards in their career. I really hope the US does something to shut down the Infosys US sweatshops.