#HR1044 would be a disaster for Silicon Valley.
No new green cards means any foreign PhDs with a half-decent option abroad will take it, rather than a 5+ year wait.
Fundraising will be uniformly next-to-impossible for foreign founders...
The effect you’re talking about. Bc I don’t see it in news coverage.
-
-
Does
@nvca have a position on it? -
"NVCA supports past proposals (e.g., S. 744, 113th Congress) that have effectively “stapled” a green card to the diplomas of advanced STEM graduates from U.S. universities by removing visa caps for immigrants with a PhD or Master’s degree in a STEM field."https://nvca.org/public-policy/immigration/ …
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
I hadn't heard about the bill until it passed. Looking at Google News - there was v little coverage apart from in far right outlets before past few days. If neither of us saw it mentioned on SV Twitter probably safe to say it passed largely unnoticed there.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.