> Because they still want to hire lots of Americans. They just don't want to pay them market prices. So they bring in H1-Bs to lower wages. If they hired them overseas, there wouldn't be that effect:
Wow, it takes skill to come up with an argument like that. How do you imagine this conversation happens at MegaCorp_0 between HR and a Hiring manager?
HR: “I know you need someone who has Skill_0, but we want to reduce wages so it has to be a h1b...”
Wow, it takes skill to come up with an argument like that. How do you imagine this conversation happens at MegaCorp_0 between HR and a Hiring manager?
HR: “I know you need someone who has Skill_0, but we want to reduce wages so it has to be a h1b...”
Manager: “But I already have Candidate_0..”
HR: “Nope has to be h1b!”
/s (in case it was not obvious)