Outsourcing -- to Canada

From today's Wall Street Journal - Microsoft Plans Canada Software Center:

Microsoft Corp. plans to open a software development center in Canada this fall to attract talent and avoid U.S. immigration issues.

The Vancouver, British Columbia location will be one of only a handful development centers outside the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash., the software company said Thursday. It previously announced plans to build sites in Boston and Bellevue, Wash.

Microsoft said the Vancouver location will "allow the company to continue to recruit and retain highly skilled people affected by the immigration issues in the U.S."

So -- Canada picks up a jurisdictional advantage because of US immigration law (or lack thereof). Interesting.