> it is an argument against corporate welfare. Explain. As I see it, none of these companies could hire enough in the US to exist here at all without H-1Bs. Th

> it is an argument against corporate welfare. Explain. As I see it, none of these companies could hire enough in the US to exist here at all without H-1Bs. They would have to move operations somewhere else if they couldn't bring people here. I've never worked on a team at Google that was more than a third from the US. Tech companies already have offices around the world since not everyone wants to or can move here. If there were fewer work visas, they would just hire less in the US and more abroad. >H1Bs aren't allowed to start companies, so this point is moot People who started the immigration process on H-1B do. They are one of the only ways to effectively come here. Getting a green card can take 8 years for someone from a large country.