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Worth it to get US green card as a Canadian?

I know ultimately this is my decision but I was looking for some stuff I might have missed researching online...

So I'm a Canadian working for a US tech company right now on a TN-VISA and I got selected for the H1B lottery; the immigration lawyers are asking if I want to proceed with H1B/PERM (which will eventually lead to a green card) and I'm unsure if I should based on research I've done online.

Based on what I've found, as a Canadian, the main benefit of going down this route boils down to:
- eventual US-citizenship
- ability to work in the US without future sponsorship (or need for other visas or visa transfers)
- getting social services in the US
- easier travel to/from the US
- sponsorship for family members to green cards
- some things here and there such as the ability to work for government clearance jobs and a bit easier to get US real estate

I don't plan on retiring in the US (then again I'm not sure I want to retire in Canada either), but as a career-opportunity it seems to be worth it if I don't need to apply for a TN every time I want to get a new career opportunity.

Has anyone done PR as a Canadian (or considered it)? Is there anything I might be missing that should make me consider or avoid it?

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source https://www.reddit.com/r/immigration/comments/ozso9r/worth_it_to_get_us_green_card_as_a_canadian/
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