Why “Green” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Oh I completely get the point that it's an out of date practice. However, it is the current rule. You can't say that it's only these specific companies that do that. Every compa…
by mattm · Oct 8, 2026
The point of a green card is "Nobody in the US was able to do this job" In that context, "Widely distributed" really shouldn't be such a complicated concept. What does the NYT c…
by mrguyorama · Oct 8, 2026
Wages are absolutely lower and they can do that because you cannot switch employers. For example, the high street bank in my case sponsored H1B/L1B holders for Green Card s…
by cromka · Oct 8, 2026
That's a systems question. We've had comments on HN before from people who post those ads because they're legally required to do so. The comment that I recall said (in my paraph…
by thaumasiotes · Oct 8, 2026
Legal Immigration is a net positive to America. These folks follow our rules, work hard, move the needle and sometimes create entire companies and industries. The vast majority…
by twomusketeers · Oct 8, 2026
It's conspiracy nonsense, because it wasn't what Green said.
by IncRnd · Oct 8, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "green" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "green" over time.
Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It has 295–350 different shades. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495–570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combination of yellow and cyan; in the RGB color model, used on television and computer screens, it is one of the additive primary colors, along with red and blue, which are mixed in different combinations to create all other colors. By far the largest contributor to green in nature is chlorophyll, the chemical by which plants photosynthesize and convert sunlight into chemical energy. Many creatures have adapted to their green environments by taking on a green hue themselves as camouflage. Several minerals have a green color, including the emerald, which is colored green by its chromium content. Read more on Wikipedia