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Index
Acknowledgments
Contents
Introduction
Back to School
The Immigrant Exodus
In This Book
My Commitment
Chapter 1: Why the Future of America Depends on Skilled Immigrants
The Economic Impact
The Innovation Impact
The Shifting Tide
Chapter 2: The Rise and Decline of the Immigrant-Powered Startup Machine
The Immigrant Entrepreneur Tide Peaks
Chapter 3: The Innovator’s Dilemma: Leaving America for Greener Pastures
Beyond Sand Hill Road
The Decline of Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship: Why the IIT Grads Are Going Home
Chapter 4: H-1B Visas and Immigration Limbo
How the H-1B Harms the US Economy and Sours Immigrants on America
The History of the H-1B Visa
The Program Nobody Likes: Death Threats and H-1Bs
Good for America, Good for Innovation
First-Class Minds, Second-Class Citizens
Chapter 5: How the World Is Trying to Steal Silicon Valley’s Thunder
The Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent and Skilled Immigrants
Chapter 6: Seven Fixes to Slow the Immigrant Exodus
1. Increase the number of green cards available to skilled immigrants.
2. Allow spouses of H-1B visa holders to work.
3. Target immigration based on required skills.
4. Untether the H-1B worker from the employer.
5. Permanently extend the term of OPT for foreign students from one to four years.
6. Institute a startup visa.
7. Remove the country caps on green cards.
How Much Economic Value Could These Changes Drive?
Conclusion
About the Author
About the Writer
About Wharton Digital Press
About The Wharton School
© 2012 by Vivek Wadhwa
About the Book
Endnotes
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