[elashri]

> It is not as if all academics are currently highest paid across the economy, so why would that be true of imported academics?

I think that academic positions are already exempt from H1-B restrictions. To be more specific, these will be exempted [1]

- a higher educational institution

- a nonprofit entity related to or affiliated with a higher educational institution, or a nonprofit research

- organisation or a government research organisation

[1] https://www.nnuimmigration.com/h1b-cap-exempt/

[elevatedastalt]

They are only exempt from the yearly quota (aka 'cap'). They still result in foreign talent being brought in so if your concern is about displacing the labor pool that still applies.