What are the Republicans supposed to do about this? Or anybody, for that matter?
All a company needs is a communication line, and India is instantly accessible.
High-tech is not unionized, so the Democrats have little appeal here. Plus, there's nothing they can do about it, except demagogue.
India is not open to free trade. That can be addressed. So, for example, if Indians were importing American cars and other goods, it would help to offset the dollar flow of US tech jobs heading over there. Here is a direct example. An Indian friend of mine bought a $22,000 SUV in the states, then found out he was recalled to India. He wanted to take the SUV back to India but get this, the IMPORT tax in India was almost $20,000. The Indian government has huge tariffs protecting their industries. There are many other ways the Republican side can address this type of imbalance as well as the job loss.