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Re:Indian entrepreneurs in US stuck with temporary, non-immi... by nandemo on Tuesday March 29, 2011 @04:12AM (#2381832)
> Over half-a-million highly-educated and skilled immigrants are stuck with temporary, non-immigrant work visas like the H-1B,

I don't quite understand this. On one hand, it would probably be in USA's advantage to accept more skilled people as permanent residents. But given it's a temporary, non-immigrant visa, why do people act surprised/outraged when they find they cannot stay indefinitely? And why would someone start a company on a temporary visa at all?

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Re:Indian entrepreneurs in US stuck with temporary, non-immi... by elai on Tuesday March 29, 2011 @05:32AM (#2381980)
Other than family sponsorship, marriage, adoption and the DV lottery, the only way to start the immigration process to the US is through these "dual intent" temporary non-immigrant employment visas. That's it. And for the majority of workers, the whole labor certification, the bureaucracy and long long long wait times makes it a fairly ridiculous process.
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