Right now, the controversy of outsourcing has hit a high point as American companies are beginning to turn to foreign countries for work forces. In one area of the IT industries, many jobs are going over seas, at the same time, people are fighting to have foreign workers enter the United States. Different jobs require abilities. For example, jobs that go overseas must require a minimal amount of supervision and instruction. Jobs that must stay in close proximity are the ones that require careful attention and supervision. The issue that there are not enough qualified people in the United States may be due to the fact that our values are different from people from foreign countries. For example, people who say that American students are not as motivated may be right. People who grow up in a comfortable and wealthy country, they have less motivation to really work to change their "class" status. In countries where extreme poverty is common, the motivation to study and get a good job may be greater. The motivation there is not whether you can buy a 40 inch or 90 inch plasma tv, but whether or not you can feed your entire family. This is not to say that domestic people are less qualified, but this may explain why foreign students may be working so hard, it's not just a part of life they have to live out, it is something they must do.
As for my own career, I do not feel that I am threatened in any way. I plan to work with my father in an international company. Because I will be deciding whether to hire employees from the United States or foreign countries, the matter of outsourcing will affect me, but it will not take my job away. In the company I will be working in, Chinese make up the majority of the manufacturing staff. This is not to say sweat shop labor is occurring. Rather, they are paid extremetly well compared to an average Chinese wage, but they are paid much less than the minimum wage in the United States. Outsourcing is something that helps the industrialization of countries. For example, a few years ago, everything was made in Japan, and everything with a Made in Japan sticker was cheap and poorly made. Now, Japan has a great reputation for quality products. Then everything was made in Taiwan. Now it's China and Mexico's turn. The more money that goes into a country the more the country will begin to improve. Although I believe that outsourcing is a good thing, I have never been laid off because my job was being moved to India. I just experienced the part where cheap labor is available, and cheapers goods are available.