[Jhoffa_]

You know, it's interesting how I now hear people howling about immigration and jobs when it's their ox that's being gored.

But, until it reached the professional level it was all "wonderful" and "good for the economy" "diversity is our strength" and so on and so forth.

You should have posted a "Hypocrite Alert" on this one.

[Billy_bob_bob]

I must protest. I was one (of the extremely few) who was complaining about this trend as far back as the 80's. I can point you to several people who knew me back then who will back me up on this assertation. When they were saying "high-tech is the future" I was saying "Why is it a good thing to ship all of our industries offshore?"

One thing I've realized is that not everyone has the ability or the incliniation to become an engineer. Many who try fail, because it is difficult, demanding and often tedious work. So does that mean that someone who doesn't have the skills to build a computer chip, but who does have the skills to make machine parts or shoes or textiles should give up on the idea of having a job?

I'm not automatically against immigration or imports, but I do believe that charity begins at home, and that relentlessly driving down wages through immigration and imports does not do good things for our nation. I would like to see stores sell shoes that are made in many different places, including the U.S. Instead I see stores that are chock full of goods from China, and only China.

Not all of us techies have been on the globalist bandwagon. Some of us (admittedly very, very few) saw this one coming decades ago.

[mabelkitty]

Again, how would I know it was "hypocrital"?

I have a job, and this doesn't affect me.

Same with the first manufacturing wave.

I posted it out of a courtesy and a warning.