Unable to meet its hiring needs because of U.S. immigration policy, the software company is opening an office in Vancouver
MICROSOFT CORP. is expanding in the Pacific Northwest, hiring several hundred software wizards to help develop new products. Instead of landing at the Redmond, Wash., mother ship, however, the new workers will toil in Vancouver, British Columbia. Here's why, according to the company's news release (emphasis added): "The Vancouver area is a global gateway with a diverse population, is close to Microsoft's corporate offices in Redmond and allows the company to recruit and retain highly skilled people affected by immigration issues in the U.S."
LA Times link: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-microsoft10jul10,0,3731138.story
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