I can understand the availability problem created by a reduced talent pool but I didn't know getting cheap labour was a top priority in when hiring quality soft

I can understand the availability problem created by a reduced talent pool but I didn't know getting cheap labour was a top priority in when hiring quality software engineers. Really, this "oh no a foreign language" thing is way off. Every good software engineer I know would not bat an eye to learn a new language. Ocaml is not quantum physics, it's pretty understandable language.