[prepend]

What country doesn’t do this?

Yes, it kind of is a raw deal for immigrants. But it’s one of many things that suck for immigrants (look at the fees immigration attorneys charge). The exchange is that they typically get a 2-5x multiplier in earnings from their home country and consider it worth the risk.

It’s kind of like med school and residency. It really sucks and is difficult and is a “raw deal” yet everyone puts up with it because of the payout.

[dataexporter]

Most countries don't. American immigration is a mess with unknown delays and archaic processing techniques. Just because the employees get a 2x multiplier in earnings doesn't mean the immigration pain is worth it.

In a land of immigrants - having such a poor immigration process for highly skilled employees will only mean that the best and the brightest talent will no longer be interested in moving to the US when they could get treated much more fairly in other countries. The result will be the workforce will be filled with mediocre and sub-par talent who are willing to go through the painful delays in the immigration process.

[prepend]

> Just because the employees get a 2x multiplier in earnings doesn't mean the immigration pain is worth it.

The evidence of millions of people putting up with it refutes your statement. I think the immigration record in the US shows that people literally think the pain is worth it.

[jejeyyy77]

I don't know of any other country that does.