What this is actually saying, and I see this sentiment regularly, is that you want the best of the best, but you don't want to pay for it. I'm sorry to be the

What this is actually saying, and I see this sentiment regularly, is that you want the best of the best, but you don't want to pay for it. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you are not going to get the best of the best from any other country either, as they are in just as high of demand. What generally ends up happening is people make the argument you make, then go the H1B route and end up with mediocre engineers that are much cheaper than local counterparts, can be worked 60-80 hours per week and cannot easily leave. And this is no accident, it is exactly what they wanted in the first place. I'm not saying this is your intention, I don't know you, but I have personally watched this exact scenario play out time and again. Most of these resumes you are turning down are people who can be trained to provide exactly what you are looking for. If you do not want to invest in that training, then you need to pay for the time and energy that the rarer candidates have invested themselves.