[kareemm]

True. There is a lot of irony to making it difficult for motivated immigrants to work in the US. When I started a company in the US by partnering with an American - which was the only way I could legally work for my company, despite it being perfectly legal for a foreigner to incorporate in the US - we ended up providing salaried jobs and benefits for 4 Americans, along with part-time wages for 20 or 30 more people. And this company is a lightly-funded, lean, 2y old biz.

Imagine what allowing, say, 10k foreigners in to start companies would do to the long-term health of the country?

http://www.paulgraham.com/foundervisa.html