Getting Over Xenophobia-Phobia
There seems to be a fear in the I.T. community about dealing with the fact that the industry is starting to be dominated by one country - India. And it is not just I.T. -- it is finance, science, and education.
As I posted before, this is not an accident. An Indian economist described India's "friendly takeover of the world" in 2000:
“…The process is in its infancy still. But remember that most H1-B visa holders will become US residents, and bring over several family members too. Something similar will happen in Germany and other Western countries. So, in a few decades, we can look forward to the creation of a huge global brainpower network of 50 million people of Indian origin. These will constitute a tiny fraction of the global population, but a big slice of the influential global population. “
“…They will matter in academics, business, stock markets, law, medicine and the arts. And so they will matter in politics too…”
http://www.swaminomics.org/articles/20001010_vishwabharat.htm
I suggest this community get over their Xenophobia-phobia and start speaking truth to power. NASSCOM, USINPAC, and TiE want to use our fear of being labeled politically incorrect against us as they pursue their campaign of occupational apartheid. One can still be enlightened, savvy, and rational, yet still point out that Americans are being denigrated, discriminated, and displaced by people from one country - INDIA.
The sooner you get over this fear, the sooner the enemy has one less weapon in their arsenal. Until then, they will view you as cowering babies, terrified to speak up against their agenda.
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racist xenophobe
This is assuredly a weapon used to get people to shut up about another nation trying to capture an entire market segment of the U.S. economy. That is what's going on and India has said this is their strategy and I agree, excuse me but that's our industry and our jobs.
It's really awful what is going on because it does turn upside down the entire American values of meritocracy, domestic diversity and equality.
But no one said one culture, one group has a lock on discrimination against another.
It's our American values that are being used against American workers at this point. That's what I see going on.
but remember, we have a hell of alot of U.S. citizens who are of ethnicity India. And they are just as pissed about what is going on here as any white person. They are also being displaced, losing their income, their livelihood and they are just as loyal, just as "American" as anyone whose ethnic roots come from W. Europe, Africa, etc.
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Another Dirty Word PROTECTIONIST
Protectionist is another dirty word that has been used against Americans that oppose increasing the supply of workers in the United States through guest worker visa program.
I can understand TRADE in goods and services. But trade using human labor?! Isn't this HUMAN TRAFFICKING? Isn't this against the law?