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Not saying you are wrong, but you have to consider this - people who left everything behind to come to the US to work in tech field (even with all the visa prob

by vijayr 12y ago

Not saying you are wrong, but you have to consider this - people who left everything behind to come to the US to work in tech field (even with all the visa problems etc) are typically more educated, have marketable skills than the people pointed out by your parent comment. While their lives aren't easy - it is better compared to those working for minimum wage (or slightly above minimum wage). If the engineers are sent back to India/China, their chances of getting a job is higher (because of their marketable skills) than people with no valuable skills moving from one US city to another. Also "mild indignity of moving to a different US city" - how would you feel if you lived in a city for 40 years, and suddenly find yourself priced out of your home? This is a more complex problem.

aianus 12y ago
> If the engineers are sent back to India/China, their chances of getting a job is higher (because of their marketable skills) than people with no valuable skills moving from one US city to another. Maybe so but the engineers there make less than the baristas in the US. Hell, an engineer in Canada makes less than a bartender in SF. I grew up in Toronto and lived there for 17 years but the tech jobs are so bad I can't really afford to stay. Not without living with my parents or spending 65% of my net income on rent and transportation. I don't feel entitled to stay, nobody owes me anything. I can either move or figure out a way to earn more money.