[khelus]

And 21 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed. One out 8 American men between the ages of 25 to 54 is unemployed. So why do we need more workers?

You question is probably rhetorical, but I can't resist.

Cheap labor, cheap votes, harmonizing our standard of living with the third world.

[kabar]

Cheap serf labor. Those here on H1-B visas are sponsored by their employer. If they lose their job, they must leave the country. The employer has much more control over the employee on a temporary work visa. They are virtual serfs—just the way business likes them.