3. Intelligence Outsourcing
Pro
After 9/11/01 b/c the Bush
administration and
Congress wanted to
prevent further terrorist
attacks by ordering a major
increase in intelligence
spending and organized
institutions to fight the war
on terror (example:
National Counterterrorism
Center) (Haugen 110).
Con
Many people with the skills
were working in the private
sector (Haugen 110).
4. Does Outsourcing Effect the Standard of Living
of Americans?
Yes
Domestic and foreign
outsourcing leads to job
losses.
Terminated workers end up
taking lower-wage jobs
forcing families to accept
reduced standard of living
(Cooper).
No
According to Josh Bivens,
an economist at the
Economic Policy Institute,
“Outsourcing doesn't
threaten everybody's
standard of living - What it
really does is redistribute a
lot of income.”
Outsourcing boosts
corporate profits
benefiting stockholders but
not workers whose only
income comes from wages
(Cooper).
5. Should the Government Slow the
Outsourcing of High-Tech Jobs?
Yes
Reason:
Electrical and computer hardware
engineers have a higher
unemployment rate than the
population.
Further Action:
Congress should strengthen H-1B
and L-1 work force protections in
order to preserve employment
opportunities for U.S. high-tech
workers (Cooper).
No
Reason:
The capital that U.S. industries
save by outsourcing jobs leads to
new investment, innovation and
job creation in America.
Further Action:
Rather than completely slowing
down the outsourcing of high-tech
jobs, the government should just
monitor the how much and what
kind of jobs are being moved
offshore (Cooper).
6. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement):
Removed Trading Barriers between the U.S., Canada & Mexico
For
According to Mack McLarty,
(former chief of staff and
special envoy for the
Americas under President
Bill Clinton) NAFTA created
more U.S. jobs.
Since NAFTA, U.S. private-
sector employment grew by
15 million jobs - with hourly
wages up 10% (Cooper).
Against
U.S. companies wanting
cheap labor built
maquiladoras in order to
employ tens of thousands of
Mexicans.
By 2000, American textile
workers lost 80,000 jobs to
Mexico.