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by dominotw 3158 days ago
Flaw is this: employers are guaranteed loyalty on h1b for that price. So a local cannot compete with that /
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This is not really true: the main limiting factor with H1-B visas is the yearly cap; as others have said, the rest of the requirements are normally easy to check off (especially if you already have an H1-B).

Since you are not subject to the H1-B cap when reapplying if you are already on an H1-B, and since there is so much demand for tech jobs, it's not clear that H1-B tech workers have to be loyal to their employer.

you have to be loyal once you apply for your green card. most ppl on h1b don't want to leave after 6 yrs so they apply for their greencards.