[TwelveOfTwenty]

I'm talking about software development, but it goes beyond that. The company I'm with has offshored much of its software development and customer support staff recently, and many of the jobs still in the US are filled by H1Bs. What's worse, most of the equipment we use was manufactured outside of the US. Funny how a company that talks about diversity, inclusion, and opportunities for African Americans et al seems to forget all of that when looking to reduce labor costs.

The bottom line is, our future generations are not welcome, no matter how much is left in the US.

And let's get this out of the way. I have no animosity to the H1Bs and offshored staff that are getting these jobs. They are legally taking advantage of the opportunities offered to them, and it isn't their fault that Americans choose cheap labor over their own kids and Vets. If we want to blame anyone for our problems, we can look in the mirror and start with the people staring back at us.

I don't blame the companies either. In the late 90s and early 2000s, we had a choice between the companies that offshored and the companies that tried to keep their labor forces here, and we voted with our wallets. The companies that hadn't offshored had to choose between off shoring to compete or going out of business. Now, good luck trying to find anything made here.

[deport]

and we voted with our wallets.

***********

That isn’t abnormal in the long run. If the country
can’t provide the jobs with adequate pay for the workers
then people will find places & things that can. Pretty
much been going on since time began.