[hkmurakami]

Yeah that did cross my mind, and now that it's been brought up, I'm inclined to think you are right.

I just learned that a bunch of acquaintances lost out on their H1B lotteries and will be shipped out of the country to international offices once their OPT terms end in 1-2 months. Since they were employed by strong companies, their salaries likely would have been high enough to qualify them for H1B visas under a system you propose.

[jacalata]

Actually I wonder if entry level employees would be crowded out completely in an auction system - wouldn't it end up being all senior engineers?