Computer Science as a Major and as a Career

An anonymous reader writes "IBM DeveloperWorks is running an interesting Q&A with Director of IBM's Academic Initiative, Gina Poole. In the article she talks specifically about taking computer science as a major and ultimately as a career. From the article: 'There are a couple of reasons [for the decline in science and engineering degrees]: one is a myth, believed by parents, students, and high school guidance counselors, that computer science and engineering jobs are all being outsourced to China and India. This is not true. The percentage of the total number of jobs in this space is quite small -- less than 5%. According to a government study, the voluntary attrition in the U.S. has outpaced the number of outsourced jobs to emerging nations. Further, for every job outsourced from the U.S., nine new jobs are actually created in the U.S.'"

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And all 9 of those jobs will be filled by H-1bs

[Marxist Hacker 42]

All 9 of those jobs will be filled by H-1bs, who can afford to work for $13,000/year less because they paid between a quarter and a tenth what it costs for an American to get a degree.

Until our immigration program is fixed and there are NO more guest workers, the flip side of outsourcing will be indentured servitude, and still no Americans will get jobs. The only way to fix this is to get rid of the H* programs altogether and only let people work in this country who intend to stay and become citizens.

myth my ass. kiss my ass.

[sl4shd0rk]

Maybe this dumb cunt should go google her subject material first. It doesn't seem to jive with reality, *or* my personal experience.

"The exodus of jobs from our shores and the race to the bottom for workers around the world is an obvious result of NAFTA "
    http://www.kucinich.us/issues/outsourcing.php?prin t=y

"AT&T Wireless outsourcing jobs overseas
Consultants from two Indian companies sent to Bothell"
    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/149035_outs ource20.html

"Bush economic report praises 'outsourcing' jobs"
    http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04041/271362.stm

"Global Outsourcing and the Disappearing Middle Class"
    http://www.newwork.com/Pages/Opinion/Raynor/Middle %20Class.html

"JOBS MOVING OVERSEAS"
    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/economy/jan-june04/ jobs_3-11.html