Co-Founder/CEO of @chooseboundless - empowering immigrants with technology. Runner, cook, lucky owner of the world's best dog.
Seattle, WA
Joined August 2009
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Xiao Wang retweeted
With the deceptively named Millionaire's Tax and the proposal to do away with the Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, it seems that Olympia is dead set on killing entrepreneurship in Washington State. Unfortunately, it also seems like either nobody has noticed or that nobody cares.
Episode 4 of Foundations Almost Live! is our attempt at getting you up to speed in a way that's not boring (if not equally insane to the proposals themselves).
seattlefoundations.org/almos…
Xiao Wang retweeted
USCIS Issues Several Clarifications to New $100K H-1B Fee Rule americancommunitymedia.org/i… #h1bvisa @cyrusmehta @chooseboundless #H1B
What's interesting about the MAGA movement is the ambiguity around the time horizon. Making America Better in 2025 (e.g. tariffs) is different than Making America Great in 2035 (e.g. immigration policy to attract the world's best students). I doubt populism can embrace both.
The H-1B debate is hard since everyone has anecdotes. Some only know top performers. Others work with IT consulting shops. Some saw top grads from MIT lose the lottery and leave. Others have seen abusive employers take advantage. The program is critical, as is need for reform.
They're opening the border! <- these spouses have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years, and average 23 YEARS without legal ability to work
They're increasing crime! <- these spouses have to go through a rigorous application and generally need a clean record (2/4)
They're rigging the election! <- these spouses will need to wait at least 2, sometimes 5+ years before being able to apply for citizenship and vote.
They're increasing labor! <- that's right! America has a massive labor shortage and inflation; this is helping with both (3/4)
For the first time, spouses of U.S. citizens who entered the country without documentation can apply for work permits and obtain legal status. THIS IS GREAT FOR AMERICA OVERALL. boundless.com/blog/biden-par…
Rebuttals to arguments in thread (1/4)
Is #90DayFiance responsible for a 25% drop in K-1 fiance visa approvals? Thanks to @andreamcastillo for digging into the lighter side of immigration:
latimes.com/politics/story/2…
Hey @Vikings @Cambeezy_ - we are having breakfast with the Manila Visa Chief this morning. Let us know how to help!
Hey @Cambeezy_ , we'd like to try to help you get your wife to the U.S., we specialize in Spousal Visas and have contacts in the Philippines.
Excited for @chooseboundless to re-invenr employment immigration and help companies hire the talent they need, no matter where they come from!
Boundless acquires Bridge, combining two immigration-focused tech startups geekwire.com/2023/boundless-…
Pizza chains should donate $1 for every Hawaiian pizza sold to Maui relief. Plus millions of people will start appreciating pineapple on pizza. @pizzahut @dominos @PapaJohns @papamurphys who's with me?
Thank you @jacobgoldstein for allowing me to tell the story of @chooseboundless and all of the great things we've yet to be able to accomplish to help immigrants thrive in their lives!
Xiao Wang moved to the U.S. from China when he was three. He used to take for granted that immigration is slow, difficult, and $$$.
But now? He's building a platform to help people figure out that same system. More on @jacobgoldstein's #WhatsYourProblem: bit.ly/3NLmkMW
Instead of hiring/training new employees to manage asylum cases, USCIS is drafting from the existing understaffed pool. Will be interesting to see which immigration categories slow down in a few months.
NEW — The U.S. government is reassigning nearly 500 @USCIS employees to help interview migrants who ask for asylum along the southern border as it prepares for a spike in migration once Title 42 expires in May, according to an internal notice obtained by CBS News.
Xiao Wang retweeted
Tech sector H-1B workers’ spouses can work in U.S., judge says mercurynews.com/2023/03/29/t…
Hey @netflix! #LoveIsBlind season 4, in SEATTLE, has 0 Asian men on the cast. Maybe your producers should walk around town a bit before filming...
Thanks @amyfeldman for sharing the immigrant angle of the SVB collapse story. Really hoping more banks step up to offer products adapting to immigrant founders, especially those waiting for a SSN, credit history, etc.
For Many Immigrant Founders, Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Is One More Hurdle To Jump on.forbes.com/60183fqFI by @amyfeldman
Xiao Wang retweeted
HUGE NEWS for US immigration today!
Extending H-1B visa grace period from 60 to 180 days was approved at the @WHIAANHPI meeting today and will be announced by USCIS in ~3mos!!
For the 100k+ workers affected by layoffs, this is a huge sigh of relief. Thanks @ajainb!
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Let's allow 14-year olds to work in meatpacking plants with no cap on hours as long as parents approve... OR just hear me out... let's speed up the legal immigration process axios.com/2023/03/14/child-l…
