Quoted in CBC article on Canada’s Successful Tech Strategy in which it Outsmarted the U.S. by Poaching 10,000 STEM H-1B Visa Holders in Less Than 48 Hours

“At the very least, Canadians have brought to light the fact that there are other, smarter countries with better immigration policies that actually value science, technology, engineering and math,” said immigration lawyer Ashwin Sharma of the Sharma Law Office in Jacksonville, Fla.

“Perhaps the U.S. will start doing the same.”

Sharma also acknowledged that the open nature of the Canadian work permit, coupled with the higher salaries generally on offer in U.S. tech industries, may mean that not all applicants are looking to move to Canada on a long-term basis.

“It could be that the H1-B workers are coming over for a short period of time to perhaps kill off some unemployment period of time,” he said.

“It remains to be seen how many will remain in Canada.”

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