US has the weakest employment protections hence global companies appear to be shedding US roles to India. The weak severances add risk for those affected and financially solvent to consider class-action lawsuits if they do not to sign separation agreements that prevent such an opportunity.
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Don't know where the he-l you've been OP, but it's been that way for the last 25 years. Companies have been sending jobs to 3rd world countries to save a buck since the Dot Com bubble.
You have to love Google phone and IP telephony. For those india employees who are supposely on-shire, but all have telephone numbers that are sourced from IP telephony. Those same individuals that you can never reach during your work day, but show up after you've gone to bed. ;)