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		_ptgt on Sept 10, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for Y... I think the biggest issue with Toronto is the fact that every American tech worker (60% of the probable HQ2 labor pool, conservatively) would need to get a Canadian work visa before being onboarded. Sounds like a horrible, horrible headache for both Amazon and prospective employees.

umanwizard on Sept 10, 2017 [–]

Getting H1Bs is an even bigger headache, and much of Amazon's potential workforce isn't American.

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