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Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

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Re: Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

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Post by muninn_ »

marcell wrote: post #15

From the article: "To qualify for the rule, entrepreneurs would have to meet high standards. A foreigner must demonstrate that he or she will contribute to economic growth or job creation and show that a reputable investor has put at least $250,000 into the company. Under this rule, they can stay in the U.S. for 30 months, with the possibility of a 30-month extension. They cannot apply for a green card during this pe…

> I'm 100% in favor of increasing all immigration to the USA

Why? What's wrong with the current level?

Re: Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

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Post by seizethecheese »

escapetech wrote: post #35
marcell wrote: post #15

From the article: "To qualify for the rule, entrepreneurs would have to meet high standards. A foreigner must demonstrate that he or she will contribute to economic growth or job creation and show that a reputable investor has put at least $250,000 into the company. Under this rule, they can stay in the U.S. for 30 months, with the possibility of a 30-month extension. They cannot apply for a green card during this pe…

Donny boy should spend more time seeking advice from foreign leaders and less time pushing and arm-wrestling them, one them being French president, who apparently "gets it" when it comes to the role of government in technology and innovation. France's visa programmes for tech workers and startup founders were launched this year. http://visa.lafrenchtech.com/

> Donny boy should spend more time seeking advice from foreign leaders and less time pushing and arm-wrestling them

This statement's only value is political, and is irrelevant when it comes to the issue being discussed.

Re: Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

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Post by Warvick »

dmoy wrote: post #28
Warvick wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I only wondered why US will not open up to the countries, that are known for being safe, with well educated and easy to integrate citizens. US is opening its borders to rich countries instead of opening to safe bets to grab some tech talent. There are numerous countries that fit this profile. The majority of Central/Eastern Europe, few Asian and South American countries, even with Africa having some. Instead, they ex…

When you say 1 Mil easy-to-get, do you mean visas that cost $1M (those exist), or 1 million count of visas?

The latter. Visas could cost something, to create an added value, like $10K to filter out some people.

Re: Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

#45

Post by jshevek »

gnaritas wrote: post #34
soldierofhayley wrote: post #3

Earning a lot of money is a pretty damn good proxy for contributing to society. At the very least these people pay some taxes instead of being a drain on society.

> Earning a lot of money is a pretty damn good proxy for contributing to society. What a weird reality tunnel you inhabit.

This comment contributes nothing, but insults another for their worldview.

Re: Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

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Post by pilsetnieks »

Warvick wrote: post #23
marcell wrote: post #15

From the article: "To qualify for the rule, entrepreneurs would have to meet high standards. A foreigner must demonstrate that he or she will contribute to economic growth or job creation and show that a reputable investor has put at least $250,000 into the company. Under this rule, they can stay in the U.S. for 30 months, with the possibility of a 30-month extension. They cannot apply for a green card during this pe…

I only wondered why US will not open up to the countries, that are known for being safe, with well educated and easy to integrate citizens. US is opening its borders to rich countries instead of opening to safe bets to grab some tech talent. There are numerous countries that fit this profile. The majority of Central/Eastern Europe, few Asian and South American countries, even with Africa having some. Instead, they ex…

Because "losing jobs to foreigners" is a political nightmare, especially to the current administration, whose base cares for something like that.

Re: Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

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Post by pilsetnieks »

seizethecheese wrote: post #42
escapetech wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Donny boy should spend more time seeking advice from foreign leaders and less time pushing and arm-wrestling them, one them being French president, who apparently "gets it" when it comes to the role of government in technology and innovation. France's visa programmes for tech workers and startup founders were launched this year. http://visa.lafrenchtech.com/

> Donny boy should spend more time seeking advice from foreign leaders and less time pushing and arm-wrestling them This statement's only value is political, and is irrelevant when it comes to the issue being discussed.

You should consider the political aspect. Why should anyone rely on anything the government promises, if the next government will likely just scrap it?

Re: Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

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Post by bjl »

jshevek wrote: post #45
gnaritas wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Earning a lot of money is a pretty damn good proxy for contributing to society. What a weird reality tunnel you inhabit.

This comment contributes nothing, but insults another for their worldview.

Why shouldn't we insult myopic, damaging worldviews like the OP's?

Re: Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

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Post by drspacemonkey »

paulsutter wrote: post #38

Vancouver, anyone? I live in Seattle and I'm about ready to drive two hours north for my next startup. To hire the Russian programmers I'm already working with, or the folks on Kaggle I'd love to hire. The US has a completely broken scheme for visas.

That's just trading one problem for another. Vancouver has a very serious affordability problem. Not only are you going to be paying a lot more for office and living space, you're going to have far fewer opportunities for funding.

Re: Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule

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Post by johncolanduoni »

paulsutter wrote: post #38

Vancouver, anyone? I live in Seattle and I'm about ready to drive two hours north for my next startup. To hire the Russian programmers I'm already working with, or the folks on Kaggle I'd love to hire. The US has a completely broken scheme for visas.

Last time I checked, Canada is still much stricter when it comes to work visas than the US, though I suppose much less of their capacity is getting eaten up by Infosys-like operations.
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