So where did all of those jobs go? It’s almost like they only exist if businesses can secure access to cheap, immobile foreign labor. Otherwise, tech employers seem content to just squeeze more out of the existing workforce.
Foreign-worker programs are meant to supplement the American workforce when employers legitimately cannot meet labor needs after boosting wages and working conditions. Instead, users of the H-1B program use it to supplant their American workforce and cite the “high demand” as evidence to encourage Congress to give them access to more foreign workers.
https://cis.org/Law/How-Many-Americans-Will-Companies-Missed-Out-H1B-Lottery-Hire
