Aren't you ignoring the fact that companies uses outsourcing firms like Tata and Infosys? If there aren't any demand for them then they wouldn't exist. So they

Aren't you ignoring the fact that companies uses outsourcing firms like Tata and Infosys? If there aren't any demand for them then they wouldn't exist. So they're just the middle man for poorer companies to abuse. SV tech companies, especially the larger ones, can afford to sponsor and go through these process. > https://qz.com/899306/will-the-h-1b-be-worth-it-for-indian-it-firms-if-the-us-overhauls-its-work-visa-programs/ https://qz.com/899306/will-the-h-1b-be-worth-it-for-indian-i... There are quite a few of them in the list. Also the big SV tech companies have been caught colluding programmer wages in the past. It's not a far stretch to say h1b visa programs is something they wouldn't be interested in.