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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by ng12 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @12:28PM (#17002488)
Yeah, that's the point. If you're wealthy, highly employable, and culturally compatible it's easy. Everyone else gets a big fat "no". Trump's gotten flack for suggesting the USA do the same.
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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by simonbarker87 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @02:10PM (#17002944)
> If you're wealthy, highly employable, and culturally compatible it's easy. Everyone else gets a big fat "no".

From what I can US the US still says no even if you meet the above criteria.

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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by ng12 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @03:36PM (#17003401)
In the US work-related visas have no cultural or language requirements. In addition, the USA has an immigration lottery which has no education, wealth, or employability requirements, especially for people coming from under-represented countries.
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