InformationWeek > Offshore Outsourcing > Outsourcing Lands In Political Ring With Both Feet > January 7, 2004

This is a tough call. The closing down of operations by American companies can't be a good thing, but we have to be careful not to start a trade war. I like this quote from the article:

Instead of protectionism, the group argues the government should increase investment in university R&D and ensure that America's high schools create better-educated students. "As the U.S. workforce ages and the economy grows, there will be many good jobs in many industries. Who will land these jobs? Not the millions of American students who graduate from high school without basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills," the report states.

InformationWeek > Offshore Outsourcing > Outsourcing Lands In Political Ring With Both Feet > January 7, 2004