[nobodysfool]

That's what happens when we don't hire americans to fill american jobs. When we depend on foreigners because they are less expensive and more loyal, we suffer for it. How many STEM majors are out of work now, yet people are complaining that we don't have enough H1Bs? and that we don't convert those H1Bs into immigrant visas? What happens when they too get better say in their jobs, unionize, and finally get laid off... will we just go about our business and hire more foreigners on a legally temporary basis? We'll have so many homeless that it would be ridiculous to even consider public welfare.

[slothsonaplane]

I'm in software and if I could hire more American engineers, I would. It's not about the cost for my company, it's about the availability of skilled talent and American schools aren't producing nearly enough of it. We've been hiring overseas for nearly a decade and unfortunately I don't see that changing anytime soon. More H1Bs would at least let us bring those great guys over here, which would make my company more successful and would obviate the need for us to send millions of dollars abroad.

[tekalon]

American colleges aren't supposed to train, they are supposed to educate. If companies had better training or mentoring programs, it wouldn't be as much of a problem.