I came to the US on an H1-B visa. This new executive order is crushing for the people caught up in it. But they& #39;re talented, they& #39;ll continue to succeed, just not in America. So ultimately it& #39;s the US I worry about. (1/7) https://twitter.com/jeremysliew/status/1275171203867570176">https://twitter.com/jeremysli...
Getting an H1-B wasn& #39;t easy. I had a PhD and a job offer from @case_inc. They had to advertise the role and try to hire an American first. My application was then put into a lottery and my number was drawn. The whole process took almost 12 months.
In New Zealand we have a word for all the young, talented people leaving for places like America. We call it the & #39;brain drain& #39;. We literally have a problem with other countries poaching our best talent.
Think of how much it costs to educate a child, pay for their healthcare, and put all the social services around them. And then right as they& #39;re about to enter the workforce and start paying taxes, the US basically gets a first-round draft pick (or used to).
The best scientists, artists, programmers, entrepreneurs, designers, or whatever else the US needs.