This is why I can't take any anti-immigration sentiments seriously in this country. An american founded company runs a business for 20 years, sells it off overseas, and the new owners kick all Americans out of the equation.

Response from America: "well that's just business, I guess". It was never about preserving American labor.

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everfrustrated 5 hours ago | parent [-]

If the company was profitable they wouldn't have needed to sell. It was always living on borrowed time. If a US owner bought it they'd have done exactly the same thing (layoffs) albeit possibly with new jobs in a different state than country.

	▲	johnnyanmac 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>If the company was profitable they wouldn't have needed to sell. And it's always the workers who pays the price, not the businessman. Does that see fair? >If a US owner bought it they'd have done exactly the same thing (layoffs) albeit possibly with new jobs in a different state than country. That'd be unfortunate, but it still means jobs are created in the US. It also gives he opportunity (slim) to have people move in the country. Moving the jobs overseas, not quite as mobile. But yes, the big issue here is the lack of decorum in how we recklessly cut jobs here. This isn't how most 1st world coutnries work.