They won’t open that remote office though because then the execs at these companies wouldn’t have teams that they “manage.” H1bs were a solution to the problem

They won’t open that remote office though because then the execs at these companies wouldn’t have teams that they “manage.” H1bs were a solution to the problem of having a cheaper, more locked down labor force without correspondingly making the execs themselves obsolete. It’s about bringing back a greater degree of authoritarian control in competitive labor categories where such behavior would otherwise make them unattractive to workers.