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MS Moves R&D To Canada Due To Immigration Problem
telso writes "Microsoft will be opening a new software development center in Vancouver because of difficulties getting workers into the US. The company said the center will 'allow the company to continue to recruit and retain highly skilled people affected by the immigration issues in the US' It seems possible that shrinking immigration quotas have affected America's tax and knowledge base."
Mod this up +10 insightful. For the life of me, Bangalore English is a challenge to understand.
"There is nothing to do it. But to do it." -Floyd Pepper
Microsoft is not having trouble finding "employees", it's having trouble finding "employees at the wage they want to pay".
No, Microsoft is having trouble finding employees that are worth hiring at any wage. Even without salary, an average employee costs Microsoft about $400k/year. If you can't generate that much new revenue, you aren't worth hiring even if you work for free.