Blueseed: A Startup That Plans to House Would-Be Immigrant Innovators 12 Nautical Miles from Silicon Valley
28th December 2011
Most so-called “high-skilled” immigrants (scientists, engineers, computer programmers, and the like) come to the United States under the H-1B visa program. Congress caps the number of visas issued at 65,000 each year and allows an additional 20,000 exceptions for immigrants with advanced U.S. degrees.
Last week U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services announced that the Fiscal Year 2012 cap was reached, which was two months ahead of last year’s pace. ComputerWorld noted that before the recession, the cap was routinely reached in just a week. It took only one day in 2007.
A number of people associated with National Review argue that every degree from an American University ought to come with a green card for those who need them. That certainly might serve to balance a little the guys who are digging the drug-running tunnels under the Mexican border.