Is AI changing anything about immigration law work / do you see it doing so in future?
I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
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Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#22Hi Peter,
What do you think about high skilled immigration in general post-covid era. A lot has happened since then...Ukraine war, recession, major macro economic shifts...How do these affect the talent pool in US ? Would you share your experiences ?
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#23Do you recommend saas companies founded by non-us citizens to form llc and bank accounts in the us, or outside? For the rest of the readers- what online service would you recommend for that as agent llc + accounting?
There are a lot these days. Doola (a YC Company) is one https://www.doola.com/
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#24Hi Peter, I've been curious regarding what sort of legal arrangements a certain family of content providers setup in order to display large sections of third party published materials. Some examples * Lexis Nexis news archives https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-gb/products/research-insights/... * https://books.google.com/ * https://www.perlego.com/ Google books has restrictions to display a fraction of many texts but they…
That's a very interesting question but outside my area of expertise, unfortunately.
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#25My impression is that over the past 20 years or so, the visa process has become a lot more bureaucratic, involved, and time consuming. Is that your impression as well? What has changed, and why? Are any of the changes for the better?
I agree. From an outcome standpoint, the changes are for the worse. But some of them are understandable to the extent that in certain contexts USCIS is paying more attention to the letter of the law and not just accepting representations on face value but requiring evidence. From my standpoint, the biggest negative changes are the delays in the processing of green card applications (partly statutory and partly admini…
Thanks, that's sounds very reasonable.
Unfortunately, it also sounds like there is not much push at this point to reverse these changes and streamline the process.
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#26Hi Peter, What do you think about high skilled immigration in general post-covid era. A lot has happened since then...Ukraine war, recession, major macro economic shifts...How do these affect the talent pool in US ? Would you share your experiences ?
I don't see those as the main drivers of change for business/employment immigration. I think the biggest change is the explosion of AI technology and companies and the massive flow of money to AI technology/companies, which in turn is driving a frenzy of hiring of tech/AI talent.
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#27Can illegal immigrants be hired?
There are so many educated illegal immigrants. Which is good for small startups i think
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#28Hi Peter, I've been curious regarding what sort of legal arrangements a certain family of content providers setup in order to display large sections of third party published materials. Some examples * Lexis Nexis news archives https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-gb/products/research-insights/... * https://books.google.com/ * https://www.perlego.com/ Google books has restrictions to display a fraction of many texts but they…
That's a very interesting question but outside my area of expertise, unfortunately.
whoops, my apologies, I somehow glossed over the immigration attorney detail and somehow my mind centered on IP attorney.
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree. From an outcome standpoint, the changes are for the worse. But some of them are understandable to the extent that in certain contexts USCIS is paying more attention to the letter of the law and not just accepting representations on face value but requiring evidence. From my standpoint, the biggest negative changes are the delays in the processing of green card applications (partly statutory and partly admini…
Thanks, that's sounds very reasonable. Unfortunately, it also sounds like there is not much push at this point to reverse these changes and streamline the process.
Not much although the Biden Administration is prodding the agencies involved in immigration to facilitate (within the bounds of the law) the attraction and retention of tech/AI talent and companies.
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#30Can illegal immigrants be hired? There are so many educated illegal immigrants. Which is good for small startups i think
If they have no work authorization, they can't be hired legally. But even talented illegal immigrants, unless they are long-term overstays or have criminal records, can get sponsored for work visas.