Comments on: Flight of the Creative Class http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gary Dare http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/comment-page-1/#comment-4752 Gary Dare Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:35:12 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/#comment-4752 "Further programs should be created that, starting very early on to encourage immigrants to come to U.S. colleges and then to stay after graduation." (Dave Reid) Not only does this go against current US immigration and citizenship policy, but an American immigration lawyer told me once that it's actually against the law to counsel someone to immigrate to the US. (Corporate transfers do not count under that criterion, I asked that as a follow-up.) “Further programs should be created that, starting very early on to encourage immigrants to come to U.S. colleges and then to stay after graduation.” (Dave Reid) Not only does this go against current US immigration and citizenship policy, but an American immigration lawyer told me once that it’s actually against the law to counsel someone to immigrate to the US.

(Corporate transfers do not count under that criterion, I asked that as a follow-up.)

]]> By: Gary Dare http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/comment-page-1/#comment-4751 Gary Dare Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:30:40 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/#comment-4751 "Flight Capital" by David Heenan (link from my byline) is a book that discusses how heading home, or to a third country other than the US, has become attractive to students and professionals who have spent time in the US. Half of the farewell lunches that I have attended in a couple of high tech companies over the past few years have been for repatriates to India, China, Japan or Europe versus job changes, retirements, or layoff. A former intern of mine was a UIUC doctoral student who had her mind set to return to India, while her Indian-American contacts in metro Chicago and Silicon Valley told her it was a mistake. She now heads a chip design group for a US multinational and speaks on the conference circuit while many of her old contacts lost their jobs and work in Indian restaurants around the Bay Area or Chicago's Devon Street. “Flight Capital” by David Heenan (link from my byline) is a book that discusses how heading home, or to a third country other than the US, has become attractive to students and professionals who have spent time in the US.

Half of the farewell lunches that I have attended in a couple of high tech companies over the past few years have been for repatriates to India, China, Japan or Europe versus job changes, retirements, or layoff.

A former intern of mine was a UIUC doctoral student who had her mind set to return to India, while her Indian-American contacts in metro Chicago and Silicon Valley told her it was a mistake. She now heads a chip design group for a US multinational and speaks on the conference circuit while many of her old contacts lost their jobs and work in Indian restaurants around the Bay Area or Chicago’s Devon Street.

]]> By: eCurrencyArbitrage.com http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/comment-page-1/#comment-4750 eCurrencyArbitrage.com Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:33:03 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/#comment-4750 US is very keen in their economical status such that it quiet high always. US is very keen in their economical status such that it quiet high always.

]]> By: Whitney Gunderson http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/comment-page-1/#comment-4749 Whitney Gunderson Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:09:27 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/#comment-4749 This problem, and increasing immigration to Cleveland, should be Mark Santo's first priority, as he is the head of The Cleveland Council on World Affairs. According to the article in the Cleveland paper and a July 9 post on this blog, "Cleveland's Talent Blueprint," they want to build an an investment center. God, I wish I was the governor of Ohio. I would fire Mark Santo, rent a cheap old apartment in downtown Cleveland, put in a good high-speed internet network, hire some nice Cleveland kids from the local community college, train them on immigration policy, and get them started on helping highly educated immigrants get proper legal status to stay in this country.... and maybe move to Cleveland. Has anyone saw the movie The Visitor? This problem, and increasing immigration to Cleveland, should be Mark Santo’s first priority, as he is the head of The Cleveland Council on World Affairs. According to the article in the Cleveland paper and a July 9 post on this blog, “Cleveland’s Talent Blueprint,” they want to build an an investment center. God, I wish I was the governor of Ohio. I would fire Mark Santo, rent a cheap old apartment in downtown Cleveland, put in a good high-speed internet network, hire some nice Cleveland kids from the local community college, train them on immigration policy, and get them started on helping highly educated immigrants get proper legal status to stay in this country…. and maybe move to Cleveland. Has anyone saw the movie The Visitor?

]]> By: Dave Reid http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/comment-page-1/#comment-4748 Dave Reid Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:47:10 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/07/12/flight-of-the-creative-class-3/#comment-4748 More people need to see and understand these numbers. If the U.S. wants to compete in the future we must dramatically increase the H1B cap. Further programs should be created that, starting very early on to encourage immigrants to come to U.S. colleges and then to stay after graduation. More people need to see and understand these numbers. If the U.S. wants to compete in the future we must dramatically increase the H1B cap. Further programs should be created that, starting very early on to encourage immigrants to come to U.S. colleges and then to stay after graduation.

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