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posted by martyb on Friday November 30 2018, @09:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the Quite-a-few-from-Europe-and-China,-too dept.

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In 1965, the Immigration Act of 1924 was repealed, opening the gates to immigrants and allowing a critical mass of technology companies to develop in clusters around Boston and Santa Clara County.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.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @04:15PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @04:15PM (#768328)

    imo, it's enough to be pro-enforcment of the laws, because, having gone through the process, you need to have merit to get in.

    but hey, its easy to make a stink about immigration while nothing is/has been done about financial fraud. the way i see it its the locust capitalism that caused the middle-class annihilation and lawlessness, not some random group of sick poor bastards with or without criminal intent.

    even the idea that immigration is an important issue is nuts imo when you compare it to the decrepit extortionary monopolist health system and the unprosecuted mess of financial crimes still lingering from '08.

    i could say that the discourse is entirely manufactured.. but then i might offend your sensibilities by speaking from first hand knowledge of the reality of how these things are done. .. do like the romans .. follow the money and ask 'qui bono' from direction your attention this way.