[sg47]

The problem with training Americans is that due to at will employment, they can leave as soon as they are trained and can get a better job. Whereas if you can find someone who already knows how to do this job, even if they leave in a 2 years, you get 2 years of work out of them.

[Eratosthenes]

Good point. You know what would be great for corporations? If we could just bring back slavery. Then we wouldn't have to worry about churn at all! Except when we work them to death. But life is all about tradeoffs.

Really, the only two viable options are either H1-B's or slavery. You can't honestly expect corporations to promote people in accordance with their skill, or increase people's wages in accordance with their skill, right? Next you're going to tell me they should compete with other employers for their employees! Hahaha just imagine that.

[sg47]

I'm not saying H1B should be the option. Just pointing out why corporations don't train employees. Even if they could, maybe the bigger ones can afford it but what happens to the 20-person startup that's trying to get by with Series A funding.