That link really does not mean a great deal since are many sorts of visas available and various methods of immigrating to the US. Since you are somewhat replying to me, I will say that I don't feel comfortable to be speculating on any particular person's immigration status on a public mailing list. However this list often goes beyond my personal comfort zone. In general, I imagine the WMF has been soliciting qualified legal advice on hiring procedures. I am not concerned about any laws being broken.
Birgitte SB
--- Chad innocentkiller@gmail.com wrote:
I see what you're saying. At the same time, I'm wondering if it is legal for Erik to work within the United States. Nothing on the qualifications for a work visa page seems to jump out at me, unless I'm missing something.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1323.html
-Chad
On Dec 18, 2007 12:52 PM, Birgitte SB birgitte_sb@yahoo.com wrote:
--- Chad innocentkiller@gmail.com wrote:
Allow me to be the first to say "What the hell?"
Am
I the only one who is absolutely outraged by this? We hear Erik
call
for transparency and openness, yet he gets hired for a position there
was
no announcement about? I call BS.
-Chad H.
While "outraged" is rather strong, I am also
surprised
by the situation considering the previous
discussion
about the problematic conflict in interest that
would
arise if a board member were to be hired by WMF immediately after their departure. [1] I suppose
the
exact nature of Erik's hire shows that such discussions on this mailing rather than being
taken to
heart as feedback from the community about the
spirit
of WMF's operations are instead being used as an outline for how to game the community. After all
Erik
was not hired by *the board* So I suppose all
these
previously expressed objections just don't apply
in
this case ;)
Birgitte SB
[1]Emails agreeing that an immediate hire of a
former
board member could be a problematic conflict of interest and supporting the adoption of some kind
of
guidelines to guard against this
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031814.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031814.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031846.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031867.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031908.html
Sole email disagreeing this kind of hiring would
be
problematic
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-July/031862.html
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