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Yes, the choice is to prioritise American software developers when a lot are out of work. It seems eminently sensible to stop cheap labour from abroad in such

• DarkNova6 1y ago
  What is more likely? Strengthen local software building capabilities or do more offshoring?
  • gadders 1y ago
    If they could have offshored, they already would have.
    • DarkNova6 1y ago
      Oh but they did and they do. There are absolutely massive offshore centers for Big Tech in India and also Eastern Europe. People from these places will then either stay in their countries or go non-US destination. It's not a coincidence Microsoft is run by an Indian. More and more of the talent pool is coming from abroad. And particularly international companies care little where their work is done, as long as it improves the bottom line.
      • gadders 1y ago
        If this is true, when all this incredible talent is forced to stay in India their GDP should shoot up.
        • nxobject 1y ago
          Don’t worry about India’s GDP: growth has averaged above 5% over the last 20 years.
  • sniggler 1y ago
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• nxobject 1y ago
  The choice is also to deprive health shortage areas of doctors, and academic institutions of scholars, but keeping tech happy and screwing over health and research isn’t new either the administration.