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So, really, on what basis are you calling people who want a simplified process lazy?

So I assume you've got all your code written, marketing pitch nailed down and customers are all lined up waiting for you to finish your GC from the bigcorp? Don't act like the need for a green card is the only hurdle between you and The Millions.

The point I am making is simple: there are LOTS of obstacles to "making it" and getting an employer-sponsored green card is BY FAR the least significant issue you need to solve.

What else do you want to be successful? Free healthcare for entrepreneurs? Dedicated highway lanes for entrepreneurs? Look, the US is already one of the most immigrant-friendly societies out there, there are great incentives to start a business as compared to most other countries and American culture is very forgiving to those who fail but try again. It's freaking awesome here. Stop complaining and get to work!

Actually, I am not waiting for the greencard (seeing how it would take me at least 5 more years to get it). I am waiting to get the startup to a stage where it can sponsor an H1B for me which is very hard to do for reasons mentioned in my previous comments.

There is a difference between the permission to stay legally in the country while working full time on a business and free healthcare and dedicated highway lanes. Those comparisons make me think you are just trolling. The former does not cost the government money, arguably, they will make more money from my business on taxes.

You are spouting generalizations about the immigration friendly nature of America without addressing the basic question: what is wrong with having an easier and non dubious way for someone on an H1B to start a startup?

What's more: you implied, quite baselessly, that going from an H1B to a startup is so easy that only the lazy would have problems doing it. You have not yet provided a single justification for that.

The US is a very immigrant friendly society in many ways; you're right about that. People are welcoming of foreigners in many ways. The problem is the government, which is really bad at dealing with immigration.

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