I think the H1B program is great when it works, and I've seen it function because I've worked with some amazing and talented workers from countries such as Indi

I think the H1B program is great when it works, and I've seen it function because I've worked with some amazing and talented workers from countries such as India, Spain, France, etc. I really felt like we nabbed the best people from those countries. For these engineers, the US should be stapling green cards to the backs of their pay checks. The problem here is that this group of workers is clearly being hired only because they provide a steep discount to local talent. This has nothing to do with skill, and in fact usually the engineers who take these positions are low-skilled. Think about it, who else would take a steep pay cut, work unreasonable hours, and take on a supervisor who threatens deportation on them? For every H1B we hire in this category we make it harder to bring and keep a skilled worker. They don't fit the mould of disposable and cheap labor, so they don't get sponsorship. They refuse to take a pay cut just because they're a foreigner, and rightly so.