It is not a trend, it is a law, for contractors in certain capacities. DoD work of certain types, eg.
Crap.
Here is my take -- companies of all kinds outside the gubmint sector are going to start finding out that the citizenship requirement is a good thing. H1B guys will eventually go back to their home countries and take corporate "secrets" with them. There is no sense in training your overseas competition just to save a few bucks in the short term.
You may be correct.
"Here is my take -- companies of all kinds outside the gubmint sector are going to start finding out that the citizenship requirement is a good thing. H1B guys will eventually go back to their home countries and take corporate "secrets" with them. There is no sense in training your overseas competition just to save a few bucks in the short term."
It's already happening in many ways. I'm the beneficiary of some of it, because some Fortune 500's like to outsource to good ole' American ME! All I hear is "How fast can we bring development back from overseas?"
As to overseas manufacturing, some LARGE INTERNATIONAL corporations are debating whether to continue doing business of any kind in China due to their products being copied. (I'll give you a hint, SIEMENS and ALCATEL).