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February 13, 2007

Here’s An Alternative To Offshoring

Imagine a situation ten years down the line, where there is a huge backlash against jobs being moved offshore, whether to India or any other location. This could lead to many American companies deciding to retain their work in-house or within the United States, for fear of rebuke from customers or stakeholders. What happens to the outsourcing industry then?

According to experts, the offshoring trend cannot stop, but it will definitely slow down. Since the demand will slow down, wages will remain under control. This means India will still be able to retain its cost advantage and will still be the global leader in outsourcing. American companies which may no longer be able to outsource, may look to employ qualified people from other countries including India.

This could lead to large-scale immigrations of qualified people from India, China, Phillipines, and other countries to the United States. Now this makes me wonder. Which is the lesser of the two evils: Sending our jobs out of the country or getting outsiders into the country to do our jobs?

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