Taken from:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225603/India_s_IT_firms_hire_U.S._workers_as_they_fight_for_visas?source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2012-03-28
The political economy is talking about 'creating more American jobs'. Outsourcing in some respects does take American jobs and sends them overseas.
The article notes: "Computerworld - India's IT services providers have been lobbying for better access to U.S. work visas by telling U.S. officials, in part, that they are hiring more American workers.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225603/India_s_IT_firms_hire_U.S._workers_as_they_fight_for_visas?source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2012-03-28
The political economy is talking about 'creating more American jobs'. Outsourcing in some respects does take American jobs and sends them overseas.
The article notes: "Computerworld - India's IT services providers have been lobbying for better access to U.S. work visas by telling U.S. officials, in part, that they are hiring more American workers.
India's effort to gain unfettered access to work visas faces increasing obstacles. Congress recently raised the H-1B filing fees by $2,000. Moreover, U.S. immigration authorities routinely delay visas with paperwork requests, and they're denying more L-1 and H-1B visa applications than they have in the past.
Part of the effort to turn around U.S. perspectives on this issue involves promoting India as an American job creator. "
While it can be important to a company to find good talented help as a cheaper rate, but ... it can also be a problem politically for a company to say to local politicians - we cut our employment by hiring internationally.
The article indicates that India is trying to work within the system to have Indian firms that specialize in outsourcing to have offices in the US and to hire US citizens (or H1B holders) to work in the US.
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