Radio Interview with KQED - NPR Silicon Valley

Before screening Two Million Minutes in Palo Alto, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Mr. Peter Jon Shuler, South Bay Bureau Chief, KQED-FM.This is the NPR affiliate in the Valley.

Peter is a fascinating, globally aware reporter and we had a great time discussing Two Million Minutes and the implications of Global Education Standards for Silicon Valley.

One might think the Valley would be immune to intense intellectual competition from India and China. But one would be wrong. Listen to see what we concluded.

Comments

[Suresh]

Bob -

Good interview! Let us hope KQED puts this on the air.

One correction - you make a reference to "# of Green Cards" - actually, the restriction is on the "number of employer based temporary VISAs" - referred to as "H1B" visa. The US congress had lifted this limit around the Y2K to about 135,000 H1B Visas. But in the last few years, it has fallen back to the 65,000 H1B per year. As a result, many foreign nationals decide that that odds of getting a H1B is slim and leave US after their education.

Companies such as Microsoft, Oracle and Google have been lobbying the Congress to lift the 65k limit permanently, but that is being lost in the maze of 'immigration' debate. The net result is that - America is losing talent.

-Suresh