Hiring someone outside of your borders is considered Outsourcing & first started as a business strategy to help companies increase efficiencies and save money since you hire them without having to pay minimum wage.
Outsourcing occurs when a business hires someone outside of the internal staff to complete a task for the company. You can outsource work to an Agency or to an Individuals called Virtual Assistant or Freelancer.
Outsourced employees are typically found anywhere in the world, giving you the opportunity to outsource jobs to workers in different countries.