This H-1B worker has lived in the US for nearly 20 years and built a family here. His mom was dying in India. To visit her, he would need to wait months to book a consular appointment--with the soonest one available likely being scheduled one year out.
He made the difficult choice of not visiting his dying mom because leaving without an appointment would mean separation from his children, job, and his other obligations.
Much of the commentary around immigration focuses on how such bureaucratic burdens undermine immigrants’ ability to contribute and innovate. But we must remember that this red tape also prevents these people from being fully engaged with their own lives and meaningfully present in the lives of others. This matters too, and these seemingly non-economic problems will eventually translate into economic costs.
If America is no longer a place where people feel empowered to be the best versions of themselves as they celebrate, struggle, and grieve, it ceases not just being the land of opportunity, but also the land of dignity and purpose.
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@Fxhedgers And what about skilled legal immigrants who are working legally, paying taxes, maintaining legal visa status, Abide by the laws of land?? Let them die waiting for green card??
Current wait time is 20+years.
.@POTUS we must extend the 60-day grace period for laid-off H1B visa holders to find another job during this economic downturn
I suggest 6 months
These hard-working, high-tax-paying individuals are critical to the economy & it's the right thing to do
cc @SteveCase@glennkelman
@wholemars@elonmusk Its doesn’t make any sense for people working in software and technology to waste time in traveling every day. Which also contributes to pollution(against tesla mission). Instead of enforcing such useless measures. Hire people who are willing to give theri 💯 and not hide.
@amritxyz Why do founders like you worried about paying talented people? Why don’t you give talented people a share of your company if your company is really on a mission to solve something and not on a mission to make money?