In LBN there's a thread about how the KC Star newspaper is outsouring its advertising dept - adding insult to injury they are flying in the Indian replacement workers to have them trained by the Americans being laid off:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3316251&mesg_id=3316251 Hillary Clinton fully supports this - thus I do not understand this myth that "working-class Americans" support her campaign - why would they support a candidate who is on record for encouraging and defending sending American jobs overseas? I just do not get it. Remember this article from a few years ago:
Hillary clears outsourcing air
Hillary Clinton made it apparent where she stood on outsourcing during her India visit, in an attempt perhaps to clear the Indian misgivings received during the Kerry campaign. "There is no way to legislate against reality. Outsourcing will continue," she told an audience of Indian big-wigs. She pointed out that there were 3 billion people who feel left behind and are trying to attack the modern world in the hope of turning the clock back on globalization. "It is not far-fetched to imagine ... if the Indian miracle would be the one of choice of those who feel left behind," said Hillary.
Hillary has been at the forefront in defending free trade and outsourcing. During the height of the anti-outsourcing backlash in the US last year, she faced considerable flak for defending Indian software giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for opening a center in Buffalo, New York. "We are not against all outsourcing; we are not in favor of putting up fences," Hillary said firmly, despite inevitably invoking the ire of the anti-free trade brigade.
Hillary further clarified her position during her recent visit as well as solutions that could be beneficial to both countries. She urged Indian industries to invest more in the US to allay negative outpourings over outsourcing of American jobs to India. "I have to be frank. People in my country are losing their jobs and the US policymakers need to address this issue," she said. She ruled out that the anti-India feeling was a reflexive reaction, and explained that the feeling was more because of the imbalance in trade between the two countries, which in turn caused anguish among Americans about the nature of the economic relationship. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GC01Df03.html That Buffalo, NY Tata office Hillary brought in refuses to divulge how many Americans they employ (likely none at all):
But in Buffalo, the fruits of the Tata deal have been hard to find. The company, which called the arrangement Clinton's "brainchild," says "about 10" employees work here. Tata says most of the new employees were hired from around Buffalo. It declines to say whether any of the new jobs are held by foreigners, who make up 90% of Tata's 10,000-employee workforce in the United States."
http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/hillary-clinton-supports-destruction-of.htmlHillary also supports giving corporations more H1-B visas every year:
http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUhLBSLLIhUs"It's just two-faced," said John Miano, founder of the Programmers Guild, one of several high-tech worker organizations that have sprung up as outsourcing has expanded. "We see her undermining U.S. workers and helping the offshoring business, and then she comes back to the U.S. and says, 'I'm concerned about your pain.'
TATA or TCS, the Indian Offshore Outsourcing and H-1b bodyshop mentioned in the article imports thousands of Indian guest workers into the US to facilitate offshore outsourcing of jobs to India or replace American workers in the U.S. with imported Indian workers also in the U.S. The key in both cases is the so-called "guest worker" programs (e.g., H-1b, L-1) supposedly created because of "shortages of American workers" (a widespread myth concocted at great effort and cost by outsourcing and anti-worker lobbies).
http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/hillary-clinton-supports-destruction-of.htmlHillary helped create and is co-chair of the "Senate friends of India caucus", which lobbies senators against passing any legislation that might protect American jobs or slow outsourcing.
More on Hillary's treachery against American workers on zulchzulu's handy thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4836695I sincerely hope this campaign ends Hillary's political career. She didn't lose the nomination beacuse of sexism. She lost the nomination because working Americans have had enough of and deserve better than constantly being fucked over by slimy, two-faced, lying, opportunistic, and vicious politicians like Hillary Clinton.
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