Re:Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2
by justin66 on Thursday January 18, 2018 @10:28AM
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Toronto might be the token Canadian city, but it's also the strongest contender Canada has to offer, by far. I would not rule them out.
> I don't blame them, in this era of Trump hyper-nationalism there'd be a huge blow-back for choosing a Canadian city.
Ironically, one reason a Canadian city would offer such big advantages - immigration - is also the main reason for the Trump hyper-nationalism. That tension is interesting. I don't know to what extent politics plays into this but teaching American politicians a lesson about whether they really want to continue playing to the cheap seats on immigration might be a plus for Amazon.
Re:Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2
by klipt on Thursday January 18, 2018 @02:00PM
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And under the Trump administration, I bet a lot of liberal Americans would be interested in an opportunity to work in Canada and acquire Canadian citizenship "just in case"...
> I don't blame them, in this era of Trump hyper-nationalism there'd be a huge blow-back for choosing a Canadian city.
Ironically, one reason a Canadian city would offer such big advantages - immigration - is also the main reason for the Trump hyper-nationalism. That tension is interesting. I don't know to what extent politics plays into this but teaching American politicians a lesson about whether they really want to continue playing to the cheap seats on immigration might be a plus for Amazon.