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I don’t think India and China are the threat to US software jobs. It’s Latin America: same timezone(s); shorter/easier flights (because of the timezones as well
by vosper 7y ago
I don’t think India and China are the threat to US software jobs. It’s Latin America: same timezone(s); shorter/easier flights (because of the timezones as well as the distance) with easier visa requirements; far greater cultural familiarity and/or similarity (in both directions); lots of people who speak excellent English (in Latin America) and a fair few people who speak Spanish now in the US; less fear of IP theft; no trade war.
Somewhat minus the timezone, a lot of these things apply to the Philippines, too.
- ohyes 7y agoYou also have to imagine that India and China have increasing quality of life, more demand for their own software and (eventually) higher salaries.
- TheCoelacanth 7y agoLatin America is less of a threat simply because of population size. All of Latin America combined is half the size of just India or just China individually.