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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In 1965, the Immigration Act of 1924 was repealed, opening the gates to immigrants and allowing a critical mass of technology companies to develop in clusters around Boston and Santa Clara County.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: 2, Redundant) by hemocyanin on Friday November 30 2018, @09:32PM (3 children)

    by hemocyanin (186) on Friday November 30 2018, @09:32PM (#768474) Journal

    Right, because Democrats are super-polite [to suburban upper-middle to upper class white collar workers, especially women]. Everyone else? They "cling" or they're "deplorable".

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @10:13PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @10:13PM (#768488)

    WOOOOOOOOOSH

    No one said Democrats aren't rude, just that the GOP is pretty unique for treating people like shit then immediately turning around and saying "but let's be civil"

    It is one of their most popular "tactics" and it works because they've riled up their base into a frenzy of hatred. The DNC started ramping up the hate rhetoric after 2016 but it is still primarily a GOP tactic to do one thing and then cry like spoiled children when people do it back to them.

    #getaclue #criticalthinking #payingattention

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 01 2018, @12:56AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 01 2018, @12:56AM (#768527)

      #partisanRetard

      Go back to your pantifa group.

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday December 01 2018, @04:02PM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday December 01 2018, @04:02PM (#768644) Journal

      No one said Democrats aren't rude, just that the GOP is pretty unique for treating people like shit then immediately turning around and saying "but let's be civil"

      We've always been at war with Eastasia!

      #getaclue #criticalthinking #payingattention

      Back at you.