[looscnnn]

I agree that it was sad. Good for the lady. However, one thing should be noted:

"As a final indignity, these American workers -- many with families, American mortgages to pay, and college tuitions to save -- are often required to train their own replacements in order to receive their desperately needed severance packages."

Refuse to train/quit and no severance. Best thing to do would to train, but do a crappy job and then you get the severance and they get paid back with a bad visa holder.

[cyborg]

exactly... If it was me, I'd hold out as long as possible. I can't imagine anything more galling than training your replacement under any circumstance. I really feel the people in these situations. When you're training people, you really have to look over your shoulder these days.