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Re:Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas unt... by joelbluminator on Saturday June 20, 2020 @03:03PM (#23586040)
I hope it does. But I wonder if a very bad economic crisis (that some say started in 2008 and we never truly recovered from) may cause a similar wave of xenophobia and civil unrest in Canada as we now see happening in the U.S. I know Canada is a very different country than the U.S and much less prone to massive civil unrest, but all and all it's not that much different than countries like UK, Germany, France etc - who are experiencing their own brand of populism and growing xenophobia now.
Re:Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas unt... by grad_ml on Saturday June 20, 2020 @06:36PM (#23588010)
I don't think same would happen in Canada. What US lawmakers have done, is to put a tap on green card basis on the country of origin. Indians on H1B wouldn't get their green card, in their life time, period. If there were no Indians waiting for green card, it wouldn't have been a big issue. It is by design. Indians are new B
Re:Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas unt... by SomeoneFromCA on Sunday June 21, 2020 @06:50AM (#23591266)
Yeah, right, you apparently do not remember Quebec unrests, when they wanted to secede.