Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Sat May 6, 2017, 09:13 AM May 2017

Trump visa crackdown spurs tech moves to Mexico

Last edited Sat May 6, 2017, 09:49 AM - Edit history (1)

The Trump Effect: Make America a Poor Investment

[link n.ft.com/2pd0qV1| Trump visa crackdown spurs tech moves to Mexico]
Silicon Valley expands south for access to skilled engineers struggling to enter US

May 3, 2017 - Hannah Kuchler in San Francisco, Aliya Ram in New Delhi, and Jude Webber in Mexico City

Donald Trump’s pledge to clamp down on immigration has soured relations between Mexico and the US as the new president looks to build a border wall between the two countries.

But his moves to restrict how many highly skilled immigrants can enter the country may benefit America’s southern neighbour, as technology outsourcers from India, Europe and the US eye Mexico as a place from which to service US clients struggling to recruit software engineers.

Tech Mahindra, one of India’s largest IT service companies, says it will double its operations in Mexico in the next year to 18 months if the US makes it more difficult for Indians to get skilled H-1B visas.

Arvind Malhotra, global head of strategic accounts and South America, said: “We’ve been having several conversations that we want to ramp up the operations in [Latin] America — especially English-speaking operations — because of the current administration.”

It is considering nearly doubling the size of its 110-strong office in Mexico ...........



5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Trump visa crackdown spurs tech moves to Mexico (Original Post) L. Coyote May 2017 OP
Apparently you have to subscribe to the Financial Times to read that story. Demit May 2017 #1
Updated with work around links from Twitter. L. Coyote May 2017 #2
Ling time trend Lee-Lee May 2017 #3
its a crying ass shame madokie May 2017 #4
Thanks a pantload, republican Comrade Casino* Achilleaze May 2017 #5
 

Demit

(11,238 posts)
1. Apparently you have to subscribe to the Financial Times to read that story.
Sat May 6, 2017, 09:29 AM
May 2017

I can see from the excerpt that American companies will find a workaround to getting cheap engineers, but I would have liked to read the whole thing. Not gonna subscribe, though.

 

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)
3. Ling time trend
Sat May 6, 2017, 09:52 AM
May 2017

Motorola several years moved all of its repair work on two-way radios from Illinois to a brand new facility just across the border. Now radios a dealer sends off for repair go to a warehouse on the US side then get trucked across the border.

Price for repair didn't drop a bit, of course.

If a company or agency wants or must had US based service, such as federal government agencies or those with sensitive jobs, they must specify US based service in the contract when a system is adopted.

These are true high-tech skilled jobs where a technician uses test equipment worth hundreds of thousands to diagnose, repair and reprogram some very high-end and high tech radios.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
4. its a crying ass shame
Sat May 6, 2017, 09:54 AM
May 2017

that we don't have any way to get rid of this cancer on our body politic

As long as the house and senate are in the hands of the CONs there is no way we get rid of him/them.

if he up and dies we're stuck with pence and believe you me he is worse, if thats possible, than tRump is

America please wake up and do something like maybe as simple as Voting this next time

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Trump visa crackdown spur...