>Even a (legal) U.S. resident should be an initial consideration.
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>But since the U.S. is THE major proponent of globalization any such argument really does fly in the face of "policy".

Free trade and globalization are different than economic growth/recovery in your own country. Paying workers in another country to do work specifically for the hiring country is not part of globalization. Hiring workers in another country is a double whammy on the home economy. First, the workers live in another country so what they earn will not be spent in the paying country [bad economically]. Second, the paid worker will not be paying taxes to the home country. Now I am all for no taxes, but this is bad for us because of the system we have to live under. For trade/globalization to work you have to have a sound economy. For the growth to evolve it certainly helps to have free trade.

>>Considering the economic turmoil our country is in and the recent implosion of IT jobs, hiring a US citizen is not an option? I am sure you would not have a problem finding a ton of qualified developers willing to work. Economic recovery begins at home.