[aferreira]

How about instead of trying to circumvent the problem, we could address the original issue? Namely, that your employer single handedly has enough power to send you back to your country?

The whole concept of H1-B is broken because, besides being an actual lottery, it gives the employer too much authority and control, which is why some scare tactics are in place (and sadly generally accepted).

[ycskyspeak]

I agree. The wages are artificially lowered, one of the few ways to get a higher pay is if you move from one employer to the other. And of course if you are close to the H1B expiry, the filing for a green card is a half decade long ordeal in itself and you are effectively locked in.