Arun Kumar, 30, is also in the U.S. on an H-1B visa and is considering moving to Canada. Kumar, who lives just north of Philadelphia, works for a U.S. bank and is helping to develop a startup within the company. His employer, the name of which he asked not be used, put in his application for a green card last year. Kumar realizes that it could take years for his application to move through the queue, and he's growing restless to start his own business. He has the capital to launch his product, an educational tool to help sixth- to eighth-graders learn math and science. But he doesn't want to do so in the U.S. because assuming a new job or even changing titles within his own company would nullify(无效) his existing green card application. Kumar and his wife are now considering moving to Toronto, where they could more quickly become permanent residents.
"I feel restricted here," says Kumar. "I understand the U.S. has a responsibility to its citizens, and I understand its dilemma. But the country would be better off if it could isolate and identify skilled workers who want to come here and build things and welcome them in."
Keke View:绿卡(green card)是一种给外国公民的永久居住许可证。持有绿卡意味着持卡人拥有在签发国的永久居留权,同时,持有绿卡可以在一定时间内免去入境签证。
绿卡这个词起源于美国,因为最早美国的永久居留许可证是一张绿色的卡片,随着设计的变化已经更新了19个版本,现在它已经是一张白色有黄绿色花纹的塑料卡片,但是绿卡这个名称一直被保留了下来。其他国家沿用美国的说法,也会将本国的永久居留许可证俗称为绿卡。
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