Of course you are seeing more articles on this. One it is true, and two they hate George Bush. When Bush pére was in office it was all about the homeless and how everyone was "just one paycheck away from being homeless". They have updated the same tactic and now it is "outsourcing, outsourcing, outsourcing". Of course IT took it in the shorts, that is what happens when the Dot Bomb bubble bursts. Millions of graphic artists and ne're do wells with minimal computer skills were given fat paychecks and obscene stock options to craft web sites and fumble around with e-commerce. Those with good people and CYA skills survived lay-offs, those who were good engineers but lousy apple polishers hit the streets. Those unemployed for huge amounts of time either have not impressed hiring managers or their interview and networking skills suck. There are plenty of people I have run across who complain about their unemployment and are overweight, poorly dressed, have roadkill breath, personalities that are depressing and repellent, or some other presentation flaw. During the IT boom, IT managers put up with this crap, but need so no longer.
I believe the liberals have exploited the Dot Bomb Bust and have taken the natural results of that, plus their aggressive campaign to make hiring US labor a costly and risky endeavor to fashion this noose around Bush fils. It will be the first Demoncat candidate that talks about stopping this hemorrhage of jobs to the turd world that will cream our current weak and inept president.
The question really is who will speak the best talk, for I believe that the robber barons have already purchased the politicians so that this practice will continue unabated as a self fulfilling prophecy of being a "megatrend".