Eh, the tact was definitely off, but the message still holds some some truth. I've worked at my fair share of large companies and the mark of a shift of events

Eh, the tact was definitely off, but the message still holds some some truth. I've worked at my fair share of large companies and the mark of a shift of events towards misery, dread and outage galore is when h1b becomes more widespread combined with folks getting replaced with other folk out of Hyderabad/Bangalore/etc. There's also a lot to be said for ensuring that the local workforce has exposure to technical work to build local skill. Some of the most talented, smartest and hardest working folk I've met hold h1bs, so I'm not opposed to the idea by any means, just the current state and the implementation that got us here. Those same guys also say that they feel like they're pinned to jobs they often loathe since they'll be kicked out of the country if they quit - even after getting a degree here.