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April 28, 2006
What Albert Einstein, Andy Grove, and Sergey Brin Have in Common
A very good editorial on our absurd immigration policy toward highly skilled immigrants by TechNet’s Lezlee Westine and Sun Microsystem’s Scott McNealy, published in USA Today:
What do the founders of Intel, Sun Microsystems and Google — Andy Grove, Andy Bechtolsheim, Vinod Khosla and Sergey Brin — have in common with Albert Einstein and Wernher von Braun? All are part of America's tradition of welcoming talented immigrants who have made significant contributions to our industry.
Einstein changed the way we look at science and energy; von Braun was the father of the U.S. space program; and Grove, Bechtolsheim, Khosla and Brin are among the many giants who have changed the high-tech industry.
The innovative companies they built created thousands of jobs and have a combined market cap of $250 billion. But our longstanding tradition of being an open door for innovation is at risk.
Today's broken immigration system closes the door on foreign-born innovators. With arbitrary visa limits and clogged processing, opportunity is knocking at our door and we're fumbling with the keys. . . .
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