[ale] OT: what about the free and open work market?

[George Carless]

That the same market forces that lead American companies to outsource
to India also lead Indian companies (presumably paying all appropriate
taxes and legally present in the USA) to use Indian workers?
Flabbergasting.

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Jeff Hubbs wrote:

> In 1998, I was hired by an American working for an Indian company with
> its US HQ in Atlanta.
>
> Not quite two years later, when I was laid off, I was the last American
> in my entire department, and the Powers had been going way, way out of
> their way to reject opportunities that involved DOING WORK IN THE USA.
>
> Draw your own conclusions.