Folks who were relationship managers at banks in Pakistan ten years ago, move to Canada, get an MBA and join local banks as relationship managers. That’s the price of clean air, the blue passport, and good, public education for their kids. UPDATE: Please don’t consider this a snide remark against anyone in particular. I feel […]
Asim Fayaz, an immigrant from Pakistan, moved to Toronto from California over fears about his immigration status. He now runs an online restaurant business. Silicon Valley’s reputation as the world’s leading tech hub could be in jeopardy because of the United States’ restrictive immigration laws. Tens of thousands of immigrant tech workers have flocked to Toronto in […]
That was the case for Asim Fayaz. The Pakistani immigrant worked as a product manager at Bay Area companies Premise and Elementum, but, like many tech employees, he experienced layoffs and was forced more than once to scramble to find a new job to keep his visa. After getting laid off in December, however, he and his […]