[kevin_thibedeau]

The reality is that often times these foreign workers aren't actually "skilled". They're fresh IIT grads who may be intelligent but haven't enough professional experience to avoid costly problems and delays. The suits only care about next quarter's numbers though.

This isn't just classic bigotry recast. The maxim of fairness doesn't extend across political boundaries where cheap foreign labor can siphon money across different economic spheres leaving domestic workers wanting for a job. Actually the whole reason why people object is that isn't fair to have to compete against someone in Bangalore. Displaced workers can't just choose to move to a cheaper country for work.

> Such stories are almost never told with skilled immigrants.

Because the H1B gravy train means they don't have to sneak into the country.

[geebee]

Are they IIT grads? I kind of doubt it, but I don't know for sure.

[hga]

Per Wikipedia, "As of 2008, the alumni of IIT number more than 170,000." I couldn't find any numbers for total class sizes, but I don't think there are hardly enough compared to the outstanding H1-B visas in the US (and then there's e.g. L1 visas).

And as I understand it, more IIT graduates go into programming from degrees in e.g. mechanical and civil? engineering than those who get CS degrees, because that's where the money is.