What are the biggest issues that you see in the immigration mechanism that the US currently has in place (in terms of tech work visas) and how can we improve upon them as a community? From your vantage point is the immigration mechanism (for tech) working effectively for its intention or does it not align with its stated intent?
For the most part, even if bumpy and burdensome, I think the immigration system works well (or well enough) for stars (or certain types of stars). But I don't think it works well for many others, such as talented engineers, for example, who don't meet the star definition, and for the companies that want to employ them. This was one of the purposes of the H-1B program - to allow for the employment of talented professionals - but that program seems broken because of the massive demand and the limited supply.
Can you see any paths to improve it? I'm sure any radical changes would upset one political side or other, but are there provisions or processes that are just lose-lose and could be adjusted without making either side unhappy?
I know it's not your specialty, but perhaps you have an informed opinion about differences between EU and US laws that govern residence permits for software developers?
