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

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Post by illumin8 »

immigraway wrote: post #342
komali2 wrote: post #284

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The obvious question is will the US government allow one of its most profitable states to leave? Highly doubtful. Great way to start another civil war, though!

I think a red government will let a blue state leave (permanent electoral majority). I don't think the same would be true the other way around, because progressive values are more, shall we say, evangelical than those of the nationalists.

It actually doesn't matter what California voters want, or what a red federal government wants, a constitutional amendment would require 2/3rds of both the house and senate, as well as 75% of all the US state legislatures to approve Calexit.

I think it's a good idea, and would probably move there if they did exit, but it's practically impossible for it to happen.

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Post by jpollock »

grigory wrote: post #202
rocky1138 wrote: post #123

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Why not Waterloo? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/kitchener-waterloo...

Having spent a few years in KW, I have a feeling it might be difficult to convince people to move there.

In the length of time I spend commuting to work in the morning, people in KW can drive to downtown Toronto to get some fun for the evening.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/University+of+Waterloo,+200+...

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Post by zzleeper »

rukittenme wrote: post #337
mindcrime wrote: post #313

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It's the illegal immigrants that suck the system dry, not the smart, diligent, legitimate ones working in academia and top companies. That sounds like a grossly inaccurate generalization to me. A lot of "illegal immigrants" are an absolutely essential part of the economy, performing jobs like picking oranges in the Florida heat/humidity, doing roofing work, washing dishes, etc. Interview farmers in the south and ask…

> And a system that can be "sucked dry" has a design flaw which should be rectified anyway. This is politics not engineering. Flaws are part of the design. Every flaw is designed to appease one group or another. Restricting access on any arbitrary basis would lead to calls of racism, xenophobia, class warfare, etc. > Interview farmers in the south and ask them how many American born workers are willing to even take m…

They are also competing with other countries that might be better equipped to produce those goods (e.g. Chile might have cheaper labor, and better water/soil/climate) for some types of fruits.

Without subsidies or this cheap labor, a lot of agr. would cease to be profitable.

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Post by sremani »

vineetch wrote: post #387
sremani wrote: post #372

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I will be upfront, this argument is bogus. #1. Academia and non-profits do get H1-Bs that are cap exempt #2. There are people who got jobs in FB et al. who did not win lotteries and went home. #3. A significant portion of the 85K are people working for "sweatshops", there are enough charts out there So, yes, its actually a good thing to return to the original intent of extra-ordinary talent.

If you know where to find these H1B "sweatshops" on US soil, please take those charts and company names to the Department of Labor and report the wage crime or occupational hazards you are implying with your hyperbole. Otherwise, your statements are deeply exaggerated. Here's a link to get you started: https://www.dol.gov/whd/howtofilecomplaint.htm

apparently, according to you unless one is rapped they cannot voice against sexual violence..

In the mean time, some conflation to chew on.. http://www.epi.org/blog/new-data-infosys-tata-abuse-h-1b-pro...

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Post by tptacek »

ruleabidinguser wrote: post #187
mikeash wrote: post #183

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Given that this was the administration's attempt to implement a ban on Muslims entering the country, I'd expect it to be expanded to more predominantly Muslim countries if the courts don't completely smack it down and the administration survives long enough. And beyond that, who knows? When insane people are in power, anything is possible. Maybe some big attack is carried out by a radicalized Muslim from France or Sw…

>Given that this was the administration's attempt to implement a ban on Muslims entering the country This is an inflammatory comment, and not a given. > When insane people are in power, anything is possible Also inflammatory. >Maybe some big attack is carried out by a radicalized Muslim from France or Sweden, and the response is to ban entries from there. I'd have called this idea absurd not too long ago, but now I c…

No, it's not inflammatory. You don't have to agree with it or condone the idea of a blanket ban on Muslims --- you don't even have to stop supporting Trump to believe we shouldn't ban Muslims.

What you can't do is object to facts that are simply on the record. Trump said early in the election cycle that he supported a ban on Muslims, and then after the election Rudolph Giuliani looked straight into a TV news camera and said that the travel ban was an effort to put that kind of ban into practice.

There's easy inflammatory versions of this observation. For instance: someone could accuse you of supporting bans on Muslims for debating the substance of the travel ban. But that's not what 'mikeash wrote, and it's not fair for you to take him to task for that.

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Post by dmode »

neptunespear wrote: post #402
ng12 wrote: post #369

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Do you still live in the 1980's? Belle Haven is not gangland.

The area bordered by US 101, Willow Road and the Union Pacific tracks is an exception. However, the rest of EMP makes Vancouver's Downtown Eastside or even the neighbourhood of Whalley in Surrey look like the most peaceful, crime-free utopia that has ever existed. At least we don't have Nortenos and Surenos blowing each others' heads off like in adjacent East Palo Alto.

I drive through EPA daily. It is nothing like the South Los Angeles type gang land that you are trying to portray.

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Post by chongli »

parthdesai wrote: post #215
rocky1138 wrote: post #123

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Why not Waterloo? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/kitchener-waterloo...

There isn't much to do there outside of work!

Tons to do in Toronto though and it's just a stone's throw away!

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Post by zzleeper »

Swizec wrote: post #390
throw_away_777 wrote: post #350

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US citizens pay taxes, contribute to US companies and make the US more powerful. US citizens also contribute a higher percentage of their income to local communities than immigrants do. It is a myth that their is an infinite supply of jobs, and that supply/demand somehow doesn't apply to immigration. You aren't really making an argument either.

> US citizens also contribute a higher percentage of their income to local communities than immigrants do I don't know, man. The state of California and the federal government take their rightful 38% share from my income. I'm not a citizen. My girlfriend also pays her rightful 38% share of income. She is a citizen. And my income is a bit higher so in absolute terms I contribute more as an immigrant than my girlfriend…

Also, unless a migrant stays in the US forever, they won't receive the benefits of their social security contributions.

EG: I pay 6.2*2=12.4% as social security, but unless I contribute for at least 10 years, those contributions are lost. So many H1B holders end up paying 12% more in taxes than their American counterparts...

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