[potato3732842]

That's because the system was sold with a lie or has otherwise been co-opted with revisions over the years.

It was supposed to be for hiring wernher von braun type world leading experts in their field.

It was never supposed to be for hiring a bunch of code plumbers, which is what 99.9% of this industry consists of.

[lazide]

Eh - H1B the status was created in the 90’s, and immediately was used for ‘code plumbers’.

You’re probably thinking of the O-1 Visa, though that was also created in the ‘90’s.

[https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary...]