COURTESY OF ASAF DARASH
BRAIN
DRAIN
his sister, Merav Darash, 39, a
biologist who lives in Israel. “I’ve
seen a spark in his eyes. He feels
like he has come to a place in his
life where he finally knows exactly
what he wants to do, and he truly
believes in it.”
But after his visa was denied,
Darash felt lost. He confided in a
friend who tried to draw attention
to his situation on Facebook: “Urgent visa help needed for a friend
to save 15 American Jobs.” Soon,
Darash began receiving emails and
phone calls from strangers who
connected him with immigration
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lawyers and members of Congress.
But his immigration status remained unchanged.
Darash then broke the news to
his employees. After he spoke, the
room went quiet for several seconds. Many had questions: What
does this mean for the company?
If you leave for Israel, can you
come back? “You’ll solve this,”
one employee told him. “You’ve
solved more complicated stuff.”
Yes, he had solved complicated
problems before. He spent countless hours creating new technology that he believes will make
e-commerce more efficient. But
there is a logic to how computers
work. Federal immigration offi-
Darash and
the Regpack
staff.