As a former H1 visa holder, this article interested me and shows the value that immigrants bring to the USA.
According to this opinion piece, the USA and specifically Santa Clara county is only the leader in tech because of immigrants.
In 1965, the Immigration Act of 1924 was repealed, opening the gates to immigrants and allowing a critical mass of technology companies to develop in clusters around Boston and Santa Clara County. A significant proportion of all the best graduates from the best schools in India (IIT) came to the USA -- in effect, the USA siphoned off India's best talent and used it to develop leadership in technology and to grow the economy.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by RandomFactor on Friday November 30 2018, @11:50AM (1 child)
After excessive assertions that bringing in immigrants legally that have skills good for the economy is...good for the economy, and the false dichotomy that immigration of high value individuals was a CAUSE vs. an EFFECT.
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The final point of TFA is essentially don't throw the baby out with the bathwater by stopping immigration of highly skilled individuals that has been and continues to be good for the economy in attempting to stop illegal immigration.
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IMO The opinions are the point of the article, rather than the uncontroversial conclusion which is actually there to support the opinion portion.
В «Правде» нет известий, в «Известиях» нет правды
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @04:21PM
aye