I was just discussing with a colleague in the US about the importance of the issue of offshoring in the U.S and how it might play out in Presidential race, he had this to say "Americans are fickle - they want cheap prices, but when given a choice over supporting a job here, or say one is Hyderabad, they'll say "USA!" but then buy the service offered cheaper thru an outsourced operation. E-Loans is doing that now - gives customers a choice of US loan underwriting or India-based. If you pick India it's either faster or cheaper, and guess what - most pick India. Ah politics and religion -without them we'd have peace :)"