It will become our biggest North American employer of tech workers within a couple of years after having 0 employees as late as a couple of years before the pandemic.
It’s been a pretty straightforward loss of millions of dollars of income taxes to the US exchequer every year, never mind the loss of consumption dollars, sales taxes, etc.
Has something changed recently or did I misinterpret what you meant?
Also, at least circa 2012-15, Microsoft's immigration lawyers would recommend going via the CBP border post in the San Juan Islands or Port Angeles (take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle) because they'd just wave you thru with little to no hassle. The CBP post at Surrey/Blaine would tend to grouse you more.