No jobs in America so Americans are leaving!
James is awaiting final approval on his visa to Korea. The hagwon, a special school for learning English, has hired him for about $1,000 a month plus living expenses. He explains that it’s the best he can do: even the Korean English-teaching market, which used to hire any college graduate with a pulse for $2,000 a month or better, is now saturated with grads hoping for an economy-class transpacific ticket and a fresh start.
via The New Okies: Brain Drain in Class of ’09.
I wondered when this would actually start happening. It is depressing. Actually, in a sarcastic critique of neoliberalism I used to say if US based corporations were laying people off to outsource and offshore to foreign nations, then maybe some other country would want the laid off US workers. I said it sarcastically because I would rather there be jobs in the United States for people. Sadly, it doesn’t seem to be the case.
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