@jpr75_z
You hit the nail on the head (though I'm sure some won't catch what you're inferring) - if you want a job in IT head overseas, because that's where all of our IT jobs have gone. Sure, some loss of the IT jobs in the US is the result of a more tech-literate workforce, but nowhere near what outsourcing and offshoring has done. There is a difference between being familiar with technology and being a technology profession- the former cannot fully replace the latter; however, if a CEO can save a few bucks sending an IT position to someone overseas, few seem to hesitate to do so.
The part I love about outsourcing/offshoring/visas is that the companies employeeing these methods often claim they do so because of a shortage of skilled workers, and yet we have some many IT pros without jobs in the US. The truth is that these companies are feeding us complete BS, and they do it purely for the immediate cost savings and to water-down the value of American IT services.
(I really wish we could outsource CEO's, and give them a taste of their own medicine.)
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