“Companies prefer native born developers. They generally communicate better, and are a better cultural fit for US companies. But there just aren’t enough available.”
Sir, I am sorry if I am coming across as a jerk, but there is so much empirical data that proves the above statement so wrong. Please don’t buy into the propaganda that your firm is pushing. I know that you have a nice job, nice family, nice home, and the H1B thing doesn’t directly affect you. But please, do some research on the above statement.
No apology necessary, but thank you.
My company isn’t pushing any propaganda on me. I have a staff, I do the hiring, 30 minutes from a major US city. I hire US natives whenever possible because I value good communication above just about every other qualification. There aren’t enough US-born applicants in my pool of applicants. There just aren’t.
I can only talk from my experience, obviously, but colleagues at other firms tell me I’m not alone. Maybe things are different in other parts of the country.