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| Silicon Valley pushes to hire more |
| Silicon Valley pushes to hire more guest workers
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 12-April-2013
10:33:38 AM |
| Vishal Sankhla, an Indian engineer, is among those at the center of a storm over how to fix the nation's immigration system.
Sankhla got a master's degree in electrical engineering nine years ago from the University of Southern California, followed by a job at Cisco. He eventually launched his own startup that attracted $4.5 million in financing from Silicon Valley investors.
There was only one wrinkle: He was in the country on a temporary work visa, with no idea whether or when he would get permanent residence
He remains in limbo, which preoccupies him almost as much as running his business. "It's a constant distraction," said Sankhla, 32. "You can't really settle down because your visa status is uncertain."
Silicon Valley is battling in Washington to make the immigration process easier for thousands of people like Sankhla, many of them Indian engineers, while also pushing to hire many more guest workers from abroad.
Rarely has the industry been so single-mindedly focused on a national policy issue, with executives like Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and John T. Chambers of Cisco personally involved. Its efforts seem to be paying off, as a group of eight senators negotiate details of a comprehensive immigration deal to be announced early next week.
Several lobbyists and advocates who have spoken to Senate staff members say they are optimistic about at least two items high on their wish list: a fast-track green card line for math and science graduates like Sankhla, no matter which country they come from; and a near doubling of the visas for temporary workers.
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