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I have suggested to more than one American complaining about outsourcing that they had an option none of them seemed to want to consider -- moving to India. After all, lots of people in developing countries have moved all over the world looking for better opportunities (as did former foot soldiers of the British empire). It's not like I pulled the idea out of thin air though. I have been noticing the number of foreigners in Bangalore increasing every time I visit, though the majority of them seem to be Europeans rather than Americans. So, I was mildly surprised that this fledgling migration to India had caught the attention of CNN Money.

As it turns out, Dunn isn't the only American starting to look -- and even move -- abroad for work. And his contention that American workers can still find opportunity in this dawn of offshoring isn't a case of wishful thinking, according to the Indian employers he's contacting.

"We need overseas people to work in our country," agrees Kris Lakshmikanth, founder and CEO of Head Hunters India. "In fashion, health care, biotechnology, there are areas where India needs special knowledge that is available in the U.S. and Europe. The other thing we need are people who can speak different languages, American English, French, German."

Gotta love the dig about American English being a *different* language :))