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Re:Slowing The Exodus Of Skilled Foreigners by nandemo on Sunday May 10, 2009 @12:10AM (#601789)
Do you think Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs go out of their way to hire foreigners just because they are cheaper?
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Re:Slowing The Exodus Of Skilled Foreigners by garply on Sunday May 10, 2009 @12:22AM (#601793)
Why wouldn't they? For a profit-seeking entity, lower costs seems like a good reason to me.
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Re:Slowing The Exodus Of Skilled Foreigners by mahmud on Sunday May 10, 2009 @12:26AM (#601795)
Yes,

Instead of hiring a junior/mid-level American expert as an assistant, for example, they get a highly qualified foreign expert at the same price.

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