Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S.

Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by kragen on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:27AM (#725874)

Besides, you can essentially buy your way around immigration laws anyhow, so we might as well be honest about it.

Can you really? How does that work?

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by patio11 on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:36AM (#725895)

Hire top flight (expensive) immigration lawyers to handle your case, fly back to your country of origin on your private jet four times a year to turn the Visa Waiver program into a non-working visa of arbitrary length, structure your corporate/employment affairs such that while you sure look like you're working at a desk in America legally speaking you are employed in Zurich and merely on a business trip, etc etc. Or, heck, just look at investors' visas, which is literally "You have a lot of money? WELCOME TO AMERICA!"

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by gaius on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:38AM (#725901)

Pay someone to marry you. A friend of mine did this. Tho' there's nothing sleazy about it, he's gay and married a lesbian. He, his boyfried, her and her girlfriend share a house in SF.

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by btdxtrt on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:55AM (#725939)

The american dream?

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by pmjordan on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:58AM (#725946)

Name a government that doesn't want a wealthy person among its taxpayers. Investor visas, etc.

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