[koops]

Please don't spike this as political. If U.S. democracy breaks down, as this event portends, it will absolutely have an effect on startups.

[consumer451]

Reading some of the comments on the latest post from YC's immigration lawyer felt like a chilling sign of times to come.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43363056

[refulgentis]

Gary's promised a bright future after Juche.

All in on tariffs and nativism.

We are told our glorious future awaits.

I'd tell him, ye reap what ye sow.

But truth is, I'm the sucker.

Same people I want a check from are the ones pulling up the ladders behind them in some sort of bizarre LARP.

And he could give two shits about what questions one of his companies lawyers has to answer.

[Chinjut]

Too late. It's been flagged.

[pstuart]

It's unfortunately political to its core, but it's absolutely relevant to all of our lives.

[underseacables]

This has absolutely nothing to do with technology, it is purely political, and should not be here.

[consumer451]

In my opinion, nearly all stories regarding US immigration are related to technology due to one inconvenient fact:

> 55% Of America’s Billion-Dollar Startups Have An Immigrant Founder

https://www.fosterglobal.com/blog/55-of-americas-billion-dol...

[93po]

I would agree if one of those 55% had an immigration issue it could be HN related. But you can find stats like that to support literally anything belonging on HN.