> Can we please get over this idea that founders conjure jobs out of thin air. Startups and the jobs they create fill a niche in the economy. That niche is the product of the wider world, not the whim of a founder.
Sure, but practically if not letting a founder enter the country and create a startup means those jobs won't happen, then how does it change the argument for more startup-friendly immigration at all? Are you saying that enough startups with immigrating founders are removing jobs elsewhere like Uber to make it a net negative?
> There are already other visa categories for such things (EB-5).
How about for the foreign founders who don't have $1mm to throw around? I can't say I have data on this, but I suspect $1mm of funds/founder is not reasonable for a lot of startups.