[sean_patel]

> irresponsible conjecture.

More like mis-informed assertion on your part. The filing employer is REQUIRED BY LAW to prove that they couldn't find an equally qualified person in USA.. They are required to post a job listing and vet applicants. The H1B abusers like Microsoft, Infosys skirt around this by putting an ad in an obsure local newspaper that no-one is going to read. And even if someone applies the Hiring Manager finds some grounds to reject the applicant without legally getting into a pickle ("ex: candidate failed verbal tech interview etc).

See: https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/FactSheet62/whdfs62M...

and

https://www.uscis.gov/eir/visa-guide/h-1b-specialty-occupati...

[belltaco]

That's part of the green card process, not H1B. None of your references support what you wrote.

[brazzledazzle]

H1-B employers must attest to this:

"Employment of the H-1B worker will not adversely affect the working conditions of workers similarly employed in the intended area of employment"