Intel is frequently in the news lobbying the government for more H1B visas. But did you know that their original R&D facility in Santa Clara, CA is scheduled to be shelved by the middle of next year. The remaining facility is expected to have around 200 workers -- down from a workforce of about 3500 PhDs & techs.
And IBM has quietly hired some 50000 people overseas in the past 3 1/2 years while laying off US employees in the thousands.
2007-06-19 05:55:37 · 2 answers · asked by Hooligan 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Simple ! Foreigners (Indians, Chinese, Russians, East Europeans) work for less and do a similar and even better job.
2007-06-19 06:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Intel has had international plants since the late '70s.
The global economy is one that makes sense at the time :) Our supermarket regularly sells garlic from China, but the other day it was from Mexico (I live in Australia).
2007-06-19 12:46:34 · answer #2 · answered by diggly doogly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋