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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

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Post by robertlagrant »

cscheid wrote: post #146
robertlagrant wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The context was getting on with friends and family. I understand you might not able to think in these terms when it comes to the hated enemy, but if you think of all people as people, even Republicans, then you might notice that they don't all think the same things. Or even that they don't hate illegal immigrants, but think that laws are a good idea and criminals should be punished, not rewarded. This is just underst…

> if you think of all people as people, even Republicans The OP didn't accuse Republicans of being non-people. They specifically made a -- true, incidentally -- factual claim: > > That's why they spread lies about refugees and other legal immigrants, right It is notable, though, that it is the Republican candidate that has very directly been using dehumanizing language. And you are here asking people to get into a bo…

> Also notable it is that one specific candidate is using the term "enemy within" to describe US residents. It's not the Democrat.

It's also notable that one whole media and political morass has been calling a candidate "literally Hitler" and he's been shot by a would-be assassin. Almost... more notable.

> Again, your statement has nothing to do with what you're responding to.

What do you mean? If someone says the OP's friends and relatives hate a group of people, it's worth mentioning that they may not hate them at all.

Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by tubalcain »

cscurmudgeon wrote: post #349
lodisco wrote: post #347

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not really, they're professional stars too. Writing code is easy. Writing good code is hard. The H1b paradigm of a herd of people writing bad code and a few stars fixing that code is breaking down everywhere. Just look at HP, Oracle, Intel, etc. etc.

Why don’t you look at Google, Meta, etc? 1. A simple search would have shown the India is not at the bottom of the Olympics table. 2. Even if it is, what is the evidence it is due to genetics rather than culture?

Per capita they are at the bottom.

To imply, as you have, that genetics doesn't influence sports skill to a great degree is preposterous.

I used that country as an example because it is the major source of workers for tech wage suppression in the states. There is no evidence of any danger that the same negative pressure on athletics will occur.

Rushing to accuse me of racism because you disagree is offensive.

Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by yyhhsj0521 »

d1sxeyes wrote: post #305
Detrytus wrote: post #261

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Wasn't Trump's proposal few years ago "95th percentile salary for their profession"? So you still have room for farmers and scientists provided that they are exceptional (or at least exceptionally well paid) farmers and scientists.

Who defines “profession” though? Is “farmer” all encompassing, or is “chicken farmer” different from “cattle farmer”? Is “battery chicken farmer” different to “free range chicken farmer”? Do I need to be top 5% US-wide or just the city/state I would be hired in?

I don't disagree there's a lot of complications in the actual implementation, but this approach is a better-than-status-quo way to achieve some fairness IMO. Currently the US Dept of Labor has a system of determining the fair wage that should be paid to a certain job description at a certain geographic location. In the green card process this is called "prevailing wage determination". Why not use it for H1b too?

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Post by greenthrow »

robertlagrant wrote: post #350
greenthrow wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did I say "all Republicans"? Nope. This is understanding English 101.

If you say "Republicans don't just hate illegal immigrants" it's pretty isomorphic to "All Republicans don't just hate illegal immigrants". Maybe that's English 102.

"Teachers use chalk daily." - definitely a true statement. Some amount of teachers do.

"All teachers use chalk daily." - definitely a false statement. Certainly some teachers don't.

Again, English 101.

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Post by mdawwg »

proberts wrote: post #92
mdawwg wrote: post #70

Good morning, I am a dual US / Canada citizen and currently living & working in the US. I am looking into moving to Canada, and was wondering what kind of issues I could run into if I wanted to continue working for the US company while living in Canada. I am working for a small sized start-up, and I am pretty certain they have no experience in this kind of thing, so I wanted some more info before breaking the ice. Th…

This is a payroll/tax issue. Many employers in these situations use an Employer of Record, such as Deel, to employ U.S. citizens living and working abroad but you also could be employed directly as a W-2 employee.

thanks for the insights!

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Post by mdawwg »

infinite8s wrote: post #339
proberts wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a payroll/tax issue. Many employers in these situations use an Employer of Record, such as Deel, to employ U.S. citizens living and working abroad but you also could be employed directly as a W-2 employee.

Working as a W2 employee from Canada would likely cause tax and filing headaches with the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA), although the salary differential between US/Canada might make this worth it (you just have to be careful). You may also have cashflow issues come tax-time as you will have a large tax Canadian tax burden at the end of the year since your employer would have only withheld/remitted to the IRS, so you…

appreciate you sharing, thank you

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Post by zerr »

farceSpherule wrote: post #83

Hey Peter! Stop helping people come to the US. We don't need the outside help. We have tens of thousands of unemployed tech workers in this country who need work. Cisco has been in a stead state of layoffs for years, recently laying off 4,000. Amazon and Meta are laying off.

Actually, you need to be advocating for immigration:

* More founders so they can employ you.

* More engineers onsite so they are in the same boat/market as you, i.e. need similar or more income. Otherwise, they will "steal" your job from their bedrooms from cheaper locations, because they are able to bill less from there.

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Post by doubleorseven »

junar wrote: post #184
doubleorseven wrote: post #151

Hello Peter, I married an american woman and me and my wife are not leaving in the states. We are in the process ofp registering the kids since we are preparing a plan B. We didn't got married in my country, but in Thailand. I was told that in order to get a spouse Visa, I need to start the process in Thailand. Is this true? Do i need to apply for everything in Thailand just because this is where we got married? Than…

I think you will get a better answer if you clarify your situation. * Are your kids US citizens? * In what country you do currently live? > I was told that in order to get a spouse Visa, I need to start the process in Thailand. Is this true? Do i need to apply for everything in Thailand just because this is where we got married? Thank you This is generally incorrect. For a spouse of a US citizen living abroad, you "s…

Thank you. I live in Israel. My kids are in the process of becoming US citizens.

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Post by Abrecht »

colmmacc wrote: post #197
Abrecht wrote: post #187

I have a Greencard and would become eligible to apply for citizenship this month. I wonder what the opinions are here on the pros and cons of that. Generally, regarding most practical aspects of daily life, being permanent resident seems pretty much equivalent to that of an US citizen. Pros: - can vote - can get security clearance, potentially more income - even long periods abroad do not bear the risk of loosing pri…

I became a US citizen because I wanted to be able to vote and be a full participant of my community, and it's easier to be in the same line as my wife and child at the airport. But even though I am not a criminal, it was also on my mind that if I were ever falsely convicted in some travesty of justice, I could also be deported, which would make it even worse.

Good point. That's why I listed voting and jury duty, I was summoned to serve on a jury multiple times, and I always feel weirdly excluded when I have to explain that I'm not eligible. I know it can be a burden though..

At the airport, citizens and legal residents always share a line, in my experience. We tried to maintain Global Entry for the whole family for a while, but as the entry process got streamlined for citizens and GC holders over the years, the advantages of that vanished.

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Post by PaulKilpatrick »

Thank you so much Peter. I'm eligible for naturalization after 5 years on a greencard. However, amidst the craziness of startup life I missed attending a court hearing for an improper left turn... for quite some time, 1.5 years now and counting. I'm just now sorting it out; the financial/license points penalties are not huge as it was a civil case. However I do at the moment have a suspended license and may even have a bench warrant. All of this will get sorted out: I am only concerned about whether this could impact my chances of a favorable naturalization decision. I have no other legal problems or history. If you could opine on this; and perhaps more generally for other's with similar concerns, I would be tremendously grateful.
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