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Harsh US immigration rules force Microsoft to open shop in Canada
Breitbart.com ^ | July 5, 2007

Posted on 07/05/2007 7:33:02 PM PDT by Babu

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The moronic congress critters in D.C. want to have open borders for the uneducated, the welfare types, and the felons, but have no interest in expanding legal quotas for educated immigrants who would pay lots of income taxes. So this is one of many many negative results -- businesses moving out of the country.

Wonderful policies in Washington ... /sarc

1 posted on 07/05/2007 7:33:03 PM PDT by Babu
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Political stunt from MS.

They didn’t get their cheap labor, so now they’re “forced” to..... what? OBEY THE LAW????


2 posted on 07/05/2007 7:34:55 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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To: ShadowAce

Ping


3 posted on 07/05/2007 7:35:49 PM PDT by KoRn (Just Say NO ....To Liberal Republicans - FRED THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT!)
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To: Babu

We should start a boycott of Microsoft and bring that Bill Gates fella to his knees.


4 posted on 07/05/2007 7:37:14 PM PDT by berstbubble
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To: Babu

Congress needs to look at charging Microsoft an IMPORT DUTY on software that is written outside of America.

Just because it comes through a wire (or internet tube) doesn’t mean that it isn’t “product”.


5 posted on 07/05/2007 7:37:33 PM PDT by weegee (If the Fairness Doctrine is imposed on USA who will CNN news get to read the conservative rebuttal)
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“”It is about recruiting the best and brightest, and right now, the majority are coming from overseas,” Marc Seaman”

Lying POS.....................

MIT
HARVARD
CALTECH
STANFORD...hundreds of other fine schools.

Microsoft must have squezzed Canada for MASSIVE tax incentives too!!


6 posted on 07/05/2007 7:38:34 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker ( Hunter/Thompson/Thompson/Hunter in 08! "Read my lips....No new RINO's" !!)
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This is a few hundred people. It probably has more to do with appeasing the leftists who love Apple in our neighbor to the north. Free BSD is so anti American/capitalist...
7 posted on 07/05/2007 7:38:54 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: Babu

This says a whole lot about our education system. This country is doomed if we don’t take back our schools.


8 posted on 07/05/2007 7:40:59 PM PDT by RC2
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To: Babu

Like...whatever! And I say that as a Microsoft stockholder.


9 posted on 07/05/2007 7:41:51 PM PDT by rbg81 (DRAIN THE SWAMP!!)
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To: Babu

The congress critters want only people who will be dependent on government. I can’t believe Bush bought into this. The way we are going, even the liberals are going to figure out what a hellhole we are creating.


10 posted on 07/05/2007 7:43:59 PM PDT by TheLion (How about "Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement," for a change)
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"It is about recruiting the best and brightest, and right now, the majority are coming from overseas,"

Translation: "It's about recruiting the cheapest."

I'd suggest boycotting Microsoft, but Apple's no better.

11 posted on 07/05/2007 7:44:21 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: RC2

I agree-—US education is the source of the problem.


12 posted on 07/05/2007 7:45:08 PM PDT by unfortunately a bluestater
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To: Babu

I hope Mr. Gates will be moving with his company...


13 posted on 07/05/2007 7:45:46 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (Liberty Rocks Blog: http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com)
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To: berstbubble

Start by removing all Microsoft products from your computer! The nation will follow! Like a boycott would bother Microsoft. 90% or our computer and associated internet/server software “belong us” says Microsoft. The only way to beat Mr. Gates is to switch to open source software (still on a Microsoft platform in most cases) or join the Apple bandwagon and eventually suffer the same from them.


14 posted on 07/05/2007 7:48:34 PM PDT by doc1019 (Fred Thompson '08)
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This says a whole lot about our education system. This country is doomed if we don’t take back our schools.

Exactly. I agree.

15 posted on 07/05/2007 7:49:50 PM PDT by Jorge
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“but have no interest in expanding legal quotas for educated immigrants who would pay lots of income taxes”

That sounds great but the reality is that there is no shortage of people to work those hi-tech jobs in this country.

Yes, there is a shortage of hi-tech workers that will work for LOW wages like they want, but that’s a different issue.


16 posted on 07/05/2007 7:50:12 PM PDT by webstersII
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They could easily hire Americans. They’re just trying import cheap, educated labor that they can have total control over thru the force of a H1B visa. Increasing the H1B quota will only serve as more disincentive to American students to pursue technical fields. This is a PR move only.


17 posted on 07/05/2007 7:50:21 PM PDT by Azzurri
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We should start a boycott of Microsoft and bring that Bill Gates fella to his knees...

Yep. My next desktop will be a Mac.

18 posted on 07/05/2007 7:50:27 PM PDT by Rudder
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To: kinoxi

>>It probably has more to do with appeasing the leftists who love Apple in our neighbor to the north. Free BSD is so anti American/capitalist...<<

Actually, I think that Apple is better at hiring US citizens than a lot of other US companies, at least in the core operating system.


19 posted on 07/05/2007 7:50:57 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Illegals: representation without taxation--Citizens: taxation without representation)
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To: berstbubble

No need Vista is killing him slowly.


20 posted on 07/05/2007 7:51:14 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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