> you're going to pay more for it than hiring local. A lot of companies already do. I used the fact that H1B salaries have to be reported to the government an

> you're going to pay more for it than hiring local. A lot of companies already do. I used the fact that H1B salaries have to be reported to the government and made publicly available to very successfully argue for a significant raise at my employer - the H1B employees on my team were making up the majority of the top percentile. I recognize this isn't universally true, but you can check out http://serebryakov.info/h1b/ http://serebryakov.info/h1b/ and compare your company vs. big names, etc. You might be surprised at what you find, despite the narrative being 'all h1b workers are underpaid just to undercut local talent costs'. Flat numbers are also silly, because then people finishing up their undergrad or masters here are now competing against people with 10 or 15 years of experience, which means they are going to be receiving a lot less pay but still have plenty of potential to be a positive gain on our country.