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Canada welcomes U.S. H-1B skilled workers

July 20, 2008 by Charlie

According to Tennessee immigration lawyer Greg Siskind, “While our Congress buries its head in the sand and refuses to update our antiquated skilled immigration system, our neighbors to the north are seeking to take advantage of the paralysis. This is just embarrassing.”

Alberta, Canada is now actively recruiting dissatisfied high-skilled H-1B workers in the U.S. (discouraged by sometimes waiting 7 or 8 years for a green card), by promising expedited “Permanent Residency in Canada.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: immigration reform, labor

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