Just got myself transferred to Canada. Got a PR in 6 months under express entry. After 7 years in the US, I want to say fuck you to the American government. Most incompetent pieces of garbage. I love the country and the people, but the downright racism with this per country cap nonsense is unacceptable. I spent 100s of thousands of dollars in education here and paid much more in taxes. Last year, I made 400k. Still no green card. To anyone waiting, it’s not worth it, believe me. Voting is the most important right you have. Without it, you will be undermined, underpaid and exploited with nothing to show for it in the end. They will joyfully play around with your life like arbitrarily canceling H1Bs or ensuring your spouse can’t work. Look at how they keep dangling HR392 and HR1044 in front of us when everyone knows it’s never going to pass. Why would it, we are inconsequential. Worst part is they tax you on your world wide income as a temporary worker. Fuck that!! I am done, I am out. No taxation without representation!!!!! To anyone planning to come here with the hope of settling, if you are in a backlogged country, turn away is my advice. There are more welcoming countries with fairer laws! Heck the world has changed. Now, India and China are pulling their own so maybe I will go home someday. That being said, I don’t want to end this on a bitter note. America has been wonderful to me. I learned a lot here, met my first love here, made some good money, worked on some cool shit and had some incredible moments. Goodbye America!
Good luck mate!!
Where are you from originally?
Cheers mate!
Sums up the experience of thousands of legal immigrants. Some can and choose to leave, others are stuck by the beautiful and exploitative structure of US Immigration. And before someone comes up with racial crap like - “go to your country” - Not all people can do that, their families are working here , kids are studying here , and they are paying taxes here. It’s not abnormal to expect PR in a few years
Got it, it’s racist to not give everyone permanent residence in a few years. Got it were a bunch of racist noted
Do you realize the wait for an Indian is 150 years? Also, it’s not racist to figure out the best immigration policies and enforce them. What is racist is to allocate 40 times more green cards to the whole of Europe than India or China. If you read about the origin of per country caps, it is steeped in racism. It was originally designed to restrict the flow of Chinese immigrants to the US.
Just show middle finger to abusers. Just imagine what the tech companies here would be like if we didn’t tolerate the immigration abuse
Canada has lower TC, but I think you will be happier there (TC is not always tied to happiness, shocker). Wish you best of luck!
Serious question, as someone who’s lived in both the US and Canada. Why do you take it as a given that anyone would be happier in Canada?
This is oversimplified but lower TC probably means less cut throat and hustle, and better WLB and mental health.
Goodbye, and thanks for all your taxes!
What's your new TC in canada?
So true . I wish I could get a telecom job in Canada . Would have moved immediately. Good luck bro and a very good decision u made. In USA , politicians only think about welfare of illegals . No one gives a damn about legal immigrants.
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