What's going on was pretty much illegal under the laws we had prior to Nafta; so, what you're saying is patently false. Nafta did away with anti dumping measures. The government by doing that set the stage for what is happening now. It's called cause and effect, sir. One company outsourced and started competing with others using labor rates available in another country. Next thing you know, those companies are competing with the company I work for and force them to do the same or go out of business. It has tentacles. The client we represent is putting pressure on EDS and all it's suppliers to do the same. And it's one of the big 3. That's a whoppin chunk of the US economy. So, you really need to catch up with all due respect.
As far as government assistance is concerned, you need to go check out what government assistance is available for IT workers put out of work by outsourcing. I can tell you what it is right now because that's the first thing the people I work with did - ZERO. No retraining benefits. We don't qualify because "we don't produce a product". It seems everyone has great advice for a situation that doesn't exist for me.
That's competition -- I fail to see how an "anti-dumping" law would stop companies from trying to increase businesses by lowering their personnel costs.
As far as government assistance is concerned, you need to go check out what government assistance is available for IT workers put out of work by outsourcing. I can tell you what it is right now because that's the first thing the people I work with did - ZERO.
You should still be eligible for unemployment. You also appear to have internet access -- you should be able to train yourself in many things by getting information that is freely available on-line. It may not be a formal class or workshop, but at least it's something. Google is your friend for this type of thing the search engine should help you find what you're looking for.