[lelio]

THE QUESTION IS DIRECTED AT MANUFACTURING, NOT AT THE TECH SECTOR>

Where do you see that? I didn't see "tech" or "manufacturing" or "my neighborhood baker" mentioned in the lead in to the question.

[Mr. Bird]

I was listening to the presser and got the distinct impression the question was referring to workers who did not have marketable skills. There is absolutely no route using the English language to translate "technology is taking over jobs" in to some comment on technology jobs themselves. The question, and the answer, were directed to unskilled workers in the U.S. who find fewer and fewer opportunities to sell their services for a wage.

In addition, the word "information" should not be implied as a modifier when using the word "technology". Sometimes "technology training" hasn't the slightest connection to the IT sector. Sometimes, there are other worlds out there, beyond programming and system development. Sometimes, there's a s***load of jobs in those worlds, too. Now is one of those times, if anyone would care to look.

[dandelion]

Q "Thank you, Mr. President. Staying with that theme, although there are some signs of improvement in the economy, there are sectors in the work force who feel like they're being left behind. They're concerned about jobs going overseas, that technology is taking over jobs. And these people are finding difficulty finding work. And although you're recommitted yourself to your tax cut policy, do you have any ideas or any plans within the administration of what you might do for these people who feel like there are fundamental changes happening in the work force and in the economy? "

Note the italics - the reporter specifically targeted people who are AFRAID THAT TECHNOLOGY IS TAKING OVER JOBS. That statement in NO WAY refers to the tech sector - it refers to workers who are put out of jobs by tech advances, not by tech outsourcing. The question never addresses overseas tech outsourcing, nor does it bring up the visa program.

[thackney]

Read the original question again.

The writer of this article tried to twist the topic into High-Tech jobs going overseas. "technology is taking over jobs" isn't about high-tech jobs, it is jobs, like manufacturing, being replaced with technological advances. The president's answer dealt with that.

The H1-B program has grown WAY to large, and should be addressed even more. But this was not the topic of the question or the answer.