[Veratyr]

> No, the workers had the skills and were doing the job. Its the result of a company wanting those same skills cheaper. Unemployment is the result.

That's abuse of the H1B, something that I acknowledge but is a separate issue. I acknowledge that abuse of the H1B results in unemployment. I'm arguing for the H1B as it was intended.

> If there are truly only 10 people who can do what you need then that is what the H1B program was for.

Exactly.

> If the skill is valuable maybe you need to figure out other incentives than salary.

I can't hope to compete with a megacorp and that's my point. No matter what I offer they can outdo it. My only hope is to find employees outside the megacorp which means employees outside the US.