So there's un-needed friction on the H-1B process that serves only to lower wages. Remove the link between H-1B visa holders and their employers and suddenly a

So there's un-needed friction on the H-1B process that serves only to lower wages. Remove the link between H-1B visa holders and their employers and suddenly all that wage depression disappears! In Japan, while an employer can sponsor your work visa, after you obtain the visa you can change jobs at will (so long as its still within the broad category of visa you were given). You just need to signal the change of employer to the immigration office.