Canada CEOs Urge Trudeau to Take Rejected U.S. Tech Workers

  • ‘By embracing diversity, we can drive innovation,’ letter says
  • Canada will grant residency to those stranded by Trump order

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Canada’s technology community is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to snap up industry workers caught in U.S. President Donald Trump’s border crackdown, saying embracing diversity drives innovation and the economy.

Amid chaos in U.S. airports after Trump signed an executive order barring citizens from seven mainly Muslim nations, dozens of Canada’s tech chief executive officers signed a letter asking Canada to offer immediate entry visas to those hit by the order.