[jleyank]

Wonder if the founders not being US citizens or possibly even residents will hinder their ability to maintain their company. Or, whether this change increases the likelihood of being replaced when the startup shows some success.

Also, being foreign in the US is a concern at the moment. Hell, being native in the US is a concern at the moment...

[trollbridge]

There's probably no nationality easier for tech workers to migrate to the U.S. with than Canada, though. (And vice versa.)

[garbawarb]

Not at all. The only benefit Canadians get compared to others is the opportunity to work for employers on TN status which is a temporary non-immigrant-intent work visa. You're not even allowed to want to immigrate if you have one. And given the political climate there's a chance it will go away at any time.

[egourlao]

> The only benefit Canadians get compared to others is the opportunity to work for employers on TN status which is a temporary non-immigrant-intent work visa.

That doesn't strike me as "not at all" when the TN status is 1/ effectively a work visa, whether you like the strings attached or not, and 2/ a foot in the door that lets you move to a more permissive status down the line. A Waterloo or UofT grad can go from applying to a US job to their first day in a few weeks, and the only interaction they'll have with the immigration system will be getting asked for paperwork at the border. Compare that to a British or Japanese new grad, for whom there is essentially very few options unless they have excellent connections or that they display enough extraordinary abilities to be eligible for O-1.

[jleyank]

Yup, such visas (going both ways) are based on the NAFTA/CUSMA agreement and probably live or die with that agreement. Uncertainty limits what businesses and people can/will do, and the sudden loss of work/residency permission would be really annoying for the families involved.

[tptacek]

I don't believe anybody is being asked to migrate anywhere.