Scientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accelerating pace

Re:Scientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accele... by chii on Sunday August 06, 2023 @03:05AM (#37019621)

Wait times: https://youtu.be/kRhZdmtw3Wg?t=516

Somebody applying for PR on jan 1st 2009 (from india, for example), is just now able to receive their green card (in 2023). While the majority (~50%) of the wait is around 5-6 years, there's some 20-25% that have 10-19 years of wait times!

And because the quota system is nationality based, the more populous nations tend to have higher wait times.

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Re:Scientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accele... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday August 06, 2023 @03:14AM (#37019653)

It isn’t just the more populated countries. It is any country with a lot of emigration to the USA proportional to their own population. So India, China, Philippines, Mexico. China is at 4 years, Mexico and the Philippines are at 1.25 year, India is at 14 years.

I agree it’s dumb and we shouldn’t do it that way, but India is a huge outlier under the current system.

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