Corporate
Apr. 10, 2013
Startup community fights for visa reform for foreign-born entrepreneurs
Congress is entertaining the idea of a visa category for entrepreneurs. Yet observers say pressure in the current Congress to overhaul the entire immigration system may stymie efforts to push through quicker, more targeted reforms.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Menlo Park venture capitalist Deepak Kamra moved to the U.S. in the late 1970s to attend Harvard Business School. Afterwards, he landed a job at Rolm Corp., a telecommunications company central to the founding of Silicon Valley, before jumping off to found his own company. At first he couldn't leave Rolm without putting his visa status at risk, so he hired an attorney to help him get a green card. He went on ...
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