[ryanSrich]

Remote work isn't a solution to immigration, and I'm not sure that was the point of the article.

For me remote is the solution to the so called talent shortage in the Valley. If companies were really interested in hiring the best developers they'd drop their archaic view of remote work and remove location-dicated working.

[walshemj]

Part of the talent shortage is the SV is competing with other higher paying and higher social status professions.

Its even more pronounced in the UK and Europe.

[vinceguidry]

In all fairness, it would require a major sea change for, say, Microsoft, to get to where they could make remote workers a significant portion of their development staff.