What's your definition of sane? None of those countries have the scale, frequency and volume of demand that resembles anything like the US.[1]
> Contrast that with how things work in the US (which I don't have time to get into in an HN comment), and you'll see why it deserves to be singled out for this.
I don't think anyone is questioning that other countries have much more lax policies. The question is what is your solution?
As someone who is a US citizen, held visas in Germany/UK, and has a Belgian technical co-founder trying to get the US, I understand this situation very well. But I simply can't sympathize with people who simply say "Why can't they just let me! It works elsewhere!" and offer no real solution that takes into consideration anything other than a "why not me" attitude.
> Contrast that with how things work in the US (which I don't have time to get into in an HN comment), and you'll see why it deserves to be singled out for this.
I don't think anyone is questioning that other countries have much more lax policies. The question is what is your solution?
As someone who is a US citizen, held visas in Germany/UK, and has a Belgian technical co-founder trying to get the US, I understand this situation very well. But I simply can't sympathize with people who simply say "Why can't they just let me! It works elsewhere!" and offer no real solution that takes into consideration anything other than a "why not me" attitude.
[1] - http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/09/25/countries-wit...