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YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by homakov »

sama wrote: post #111
badcede wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "He's not saying Altman supports Trump" "continues to give every sign of being in fact a quiet supporter of the administration" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13824917

I can't believe I have to say this given everything I've written on the subject (here is the first thing: http://blog.samaltman.com/trump ) , but I don't support Trump in any way. My point in the parent-linked article is just that Trump beat us using our own playbook, and shame on us if we don't notice that and adjust for next time.

It's really hard to speak about a subject like this openly and not leave paragraphs that used out of context can show an inverted opinion. Sad.

Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by ruleabidinguser »

mikeash wrote: post #142
crazy1van wrote: post #49

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Are there any stats on how many prior YC founders were from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen?

A brief search turned up one from Sudan. I don't know where to find a comprehensive list. Don't forget to include non-Americans with dual citizenship. Someone "from" a totally unrelated country might still have citizenship in one of the banned countries and would not be allowed in. See Mo Farah as a prominent example. I imagine the main concern here is uncertainty, though. The original travel ban was introduced with…

Which countries do people suspect might be banned? I don't really expect any more than already have been.

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Post by 67726e »

verelo wrote: post #101
67726e wrote: post #56

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> some people perceive the US to be worse than China. Those people are dangerously ignorant.

While I wouldn't say that the US is worse than China, I think your statement is just as dangerous (possibly more).

How so?

Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by pvg »

pm90 wrote: post #137
pvg wrote: post #106

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Which particular fascist regimes do you have in mind? In news from Spain, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Fascism, much like Nazism is not restricted to the regime/party that originated them. It is now generally used to label all groups that show similar attributes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

That helpful wikipedia link is notably short on 'European fascist regimes of the last 70 years'.

Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by dusing »

OoTheNigerian wrote: post #116

Great intent. I'd like to know the reasoning behind choosing Canada as an alternative interview location because from experience, it easier to get a US visitor visa than that of Canada. Nigerians cannot even transit the Canadian airport without a visa which takes upward of 8 weeks to get AFTER approval vs days for the US. Requirements for Canada are more onerous. 2 suggestions. 1. A country of interview per continent…

I also know several US citizens that have been denied entry into Canada because of a DUI in the United States. AFAIK It's not a hard fast rule, and you won't find out until you get there.

Canada doesn't exactly have an open border.

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Post by xiaoma »

wpietri wrote: post #131
refurb wrote: post #43

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If the US's new shiny fascist regime keeps progressing at this pace...the best thing countries like China could do right now is heavily fund things such as foreign PhD students. Wait, so you're saying everyone is leaving fascist USA, but China will be the beneficiary of that?

> Wait, so you're saying everyone is leaving fascist USA, but China will be the beneficiary of that? In recent years, the US has turned noticeably anti-science, anti-immigrant, anti-elite, and anti-government-support-of-almost-everything, including education, health care, the arts, science, and infrastructure. Whereas China has been energetic about pursuing global leadership in a variety of areas, and they're not shy…

>" the US has turned noticeably anti-science, anti-immigrant..."

The US gives grants citizenship to more immigrants each month than the PRC has in its entire history.

Another interesting statistic is the total number of people the PRC has granted permanent residency to ever. It's definitely worth googling.

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Post by ruleabidinguser »

mschuster91 wrote: post #107
exabrial wrote: post #20

Who is having trouble getting a Visa exactly? Just curious, trying to separate fact from hysteria

> Who is having trouble getting a Visa exactly? Just curious, trying to separate fact from hysteria Anyone, even US citizens, who does not want ICE/CBP snooping on his/her IT equipment, cellphones or social media accounts. Certainly I (born German/Croatian, living in Germany) might be able to land myself a nice shiny job in the US IT industry but no way I'm ever crossing your border as long as such outrageous privacy…

Are these practices unusual?

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Post by icebraining »

aaron-lebo wrote: post #108
wfo wrote: post #76

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Perhaps, if funding to research is cut in the US via Trump policies (or even remains small as is currently the case) and China jumps on this opportunity to snatch the world's best talent, the question for brilliant young students will be China, a fascist regime where you are funded, or the US, a slightly less fascist regime where you are not funded and face hate crime, discrimination, and constant threats to your abi…

So why do so many Chinese students chose to come to the US for college? Do they not know that China is better? To call the US a slightly less fascist regime than China is wrong. Go read up on human rights violations in China some time. Other areas of concern include the lack of legal recognition of human rights and the lack of an independent judiciary, rule of law, and due process. Further issues raised in regard to…

Notice how of all the groups listed there, "foreign university students" are not included.

I have little doubt that human and especially political rights in China are considerably worse than in the US overall, but you can live well anywhere if you're part of a preferred class and don't intend to rock the boat.

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Post by colinyoung »

aaron-lebo wrote: post #108
wfo wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps, if funding to research is cut in the US via Trump policies (or even remains small as is currently the case) and China jumps on this opportunity to snatch the world's best talent, the question for brilliant young students will be China, a fascist regime where you are funded, or the US, a slightly less fascist regime where you are not funded and face hate crime, discrimination, and constant threats to your abi…

So why do so many Chinese students chose to come to the US for college? Do they not know that China is better? To call the US a slightly less fascist regime than China is wrong. Go read up on human rights violations in China some time. Other areas of concern include the lack of legal recognition of human rights and the lack of an independent judiciary, rule of law, and due process. Further issues raised in regard to…

Believe the OP is suggesting it's on its way, not that the US is there quite yet. And the US certainly has our own questionable human rights issues.

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Post by homakov »

bruceb wrote: post #115
asadlionpk wrote: post #75

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Have you even been to Dubai? It's more happening place than SF. Clearly you have no idea and can't differentiate b/w Saudi and Dubai.

Look at the visa policy for unmarried women under 30 for Dubai. It's not SA yes, but is still restrictive update: It seems the restriction on women traveling who don't have husbands/fathers has been relaxed/ended. Looking more into it. Update 2: On UAE Embassy for US no mention of restrictions But not the case for other countries. For Indian women one provider states: For female applicants and students who are above…

> Look at the visa policy for unmarried women under 30 for Dubai

With little googling you can find a reason behind this. Dubai escorts is huge.

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