The dirtbags are building their case to push for an expansion of H1B because it is cheaper. It’s the reason why most of these companies and their hiring managers are not very active in anything that will spur job creation. It’s in their best interest (not the country’s) to be able to say that they cannot find willing and qualified employees.
Let me guess: you’ve never owned or run a business.
But most of the time, they come late, leave early and are the first to tattle to your boss if you come late (even if you are also leaving late that day) or leave early (even if you also came in early) that day.
They have the luxury of simply trash canning resumes which came in without meeting certain superficial criteria such as the right buzz-words for getting past software screening, too much or even too little job changing. Then there is the assumption that all of the long term unemployed are simply unemployable, just because many of them are. They've taken unemployment as long as they possibly can simply because Obongo's minions have made it an attractive alternative and their skill set has gone rusty. But in the same subset are highly motivated and skilled older workers who simply get passed over because of age, though excuses like "overqualified" do more to protect them from possible age discrimination actions than stating the real reason.
HR people are no longer skilled at locating these diamonds because their entire focus is now in following procedures, being politically correct and avoiding lawsuits.
By law H-1Bs are to be paid the same as Americans.
The last paying position I held was lost to THREE H-1Bs. as a money saving move.
Do the math.