Today jobs were front and center in the news with the Non Farm Payroll report showing jobs being added for the first time in many, many months. Commentary was generally positive but everyone took the opportunity to point out that still more job growth is needed. I just came across an interesting article on the Tech News World website. It describes what seems to be more or less the "mirror image" of outsourcing. The "Startup Visa" -- Here's what is being proposed: "The idea is to issue a work visa to foreign entrepreneurs who start a company in the U.S., provided that they raise at least US$250,000 from qualified U.S. investors. Then, within two years, the startup must create five new jobs, raise at least $1 million, or generate at least $1 million in revenue. If one of those goals is achieved, the founder gets a green card. If not, the entrepreneur must leave the country." The idea is credited to Paul Graham who runs the venture firm Y Combinato...