• MEDIA: A proposed H-1B visa fee increase threatens to kneecap Silicon V

    From John D Groenveld@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 20 13:45:28 2023
    Via Brave,
    <URL:https://search.brave.com/news?q=H-1B>
    see Business Insider Paayal Zaveri on whether Kellyanne Conway fears
    that Ken Griffin and Lachlan Murdoch will allow Ron DeSantis to
    outflank Donald Trump from the right on the National Question by
    inviting the likes of Mike Emmons onto their campaign stage: <URL:https://www.businessinsider.com/h1b-visa-fees-hike-increase-silicon-valley-skilled-work-hiring-foreign-talent-2023-1>
    | Critics say the planned fee increase would make life harder for visa
    | seekers, without addressing any of the problems with the immigration
    | process, including the massive backlog of visa applicants.
    |
    | "Our system is definitely not working. It is not efficient. It is
    | riddled with inconsistencies," Perez said. "Fix the problem first,
    | then raise the fees."
    |
    | Some in the industry hope it starts a discussion about what it takes
    | to retain global talent. Sunny Shuoyang Zhang, a founding partner at
    | Born Global Ventures, said she hoped this could be used to educate
    | employers about what it takes to keep global talent in the US, when
    | they have the option to go places with friendlier immigration
    | policies, like Canada.

    Would the partners at Leech Tishman lower their rates if Justin
    Trudeau exported his excess landsharks to help Joe Biden address his stagflation?

    John
    groenveld@acm.org
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