With more foreign-born students now returning to booming economies in countries such as China and India, technical communities hope a proposed bill will stop the brain drain.
The bill, soon to be reintroduced in Congress, pitches a let’s-make-a-deal plan for immigrant entrepreneurs: Want a green card? Start a company.
The StartUp Visa Act targets startup efforts across all sectors, but enthusiasm for the bill is especially high in tech communities where foreign-born students want to stay and develop a company.
The new EB-6 visas — permanent resident cards, also known as green cards — wouldn’t be available to any immigrant with a good idea.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Bill aims to attract tech entrepreneurs - Chicago Sun-Times
Author: ERICH SCHWARTZEL
