jamesqf -
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
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As for finding a job nowadays, it sort of depends on what you're looking for. Factory or construction work I think you can forget about, but I'd just note that even with the current economic problems, the US is still importing skilled scientists and engineers. I've never seen numbers, but most of those who graduate from the programs I have contact with at the local university seem to find jobs soon after, or even before, graduation.
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I like to say that our university system is the last educational gem we have left. We always saw "waves" of foreign students in our architecture department. I remember two waves of Thais and one wave of Indians in particular. And yes, a few stayed in the US. But, they were usually in government programs that required them to go back home and do X number of years of government sector jobs. That's how they repaid their scholarships.
In terms of importing white collar labor, I googled "+2009 importing indian programmers to replace US jobs" and found these examples :
Guest Workers Exposed - Chapter 2
(US American Programmers Association perspective)
Skilled Foreign Workers in the Job Market: Readers’ Views - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com - April 14, 2009
(lots of "everybody loses" comments here)
IBM To North American Employees: To Keep Your Job, Move To India (IBM) - February 2009
(I love Naan and Chicken Tikka Masala, but not that much)
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