And the costs associated with cleaning up the air could diminish the ability of some companies to compete globally.

If those companies say they can't compete globally, what hope is there for everybody else?

It is essential that the American workforce be given the tools needed to compete globally.

"It's not going to make it easier for us to compete globally," she said.

But to compete globally - to increase its small presence in the American market, for instance - the company would need new capital.

"What we need is one bank, possibly two, that can compete globally," he said.

What will be the future of these software companies as they compete globally?

Europe's dynamic growth has given Europe the opportunity to compete globally.

"To compete globally, we can't afford to be cut out from using such an effective tool."

He added that the white population also felt comfortable with this demographic, because "they want their kids to be able to compete globally."