Jobs don't "go overseas".<p>Individuals who happen to live in other countries simply provide more value in their work than individuals in this one.<p>So I try to keep the value of my work as high as I can.
The article starts its ramble complaining about tech jobs, then claims tech jobs go overseas due to "stricter labor laws and environmental protection laws." I doubt India's competitive advantages revolve around child engineers dumping wasteful piles of Java into the Ganges.<p>Our declining currency will mitigate how many jobs go overseas as we go forward, anyway.
You also tend to overstate countries' ability to control cost of living expenses. I don't think that I can agree with the conclusion that outsourcing has occurred primarily because of the laws in the US... I mean, really?<p>Take a look at the economic principal of dividing labor up by who can do each task best and how that helps everyone overall.
No.<p>Why is it that racism is super untrendy, but this kind of nationalistic prejudice against foreigners is trendy? Why are Americans more deserving of a given job, just because they are American, and even if they will do an equally good job at a higher price?