[biocomputation]

<< what other options I may have in the US immigration system?

This discussion isn't about how to immigrate to the US.

<< However, for skilled workers, the system is very hostile.

Well I'm sorry you feel that way. You could always return to your home country and fight to make things better there. That's what I'm doing by opposing H1-B - I'm fighting to make things better here.

<< Giving tech jobs to Americans will help decrease inequality, but the effect will be so small.

Right, if the effect is so small, then why is it so important to YOU?

[noobhacker]

My understanding of your post is that you think the US doesn't need more skilled immigrant workers because those jobs should go to Americans first. That's a valid argument. Attracting skilled immigrants indeed have both cost (i.e. Americans don't get those jobs) and benefit (i.e. America get the best workers and become more productive). I think the benefit outweigh the cost, and you vice versa. That's another debate entirely, which I'm not pursuing here, but I do want to recognize the validity of your argument.

The original post I made, on the other hand, is not about whether the US should attract skilled immigrants. I just wanted to clarify that the US does NOT have a generous immigrant system for skilled workers, contrary to popular perception.