So what if we allow more software engineers from other countries? We do! The US takes about 1.2 million immigrants legally into the country every year, and the

So what if we allow more software engineers from other countries? We do! The US takes about 1.2 million immigrants legally into the country every year, and they are welcome to become software engineers. Now, if you ask "so what if we create a visa so that high tech employers can bestow, control, and revoke the US residency rights of people who work in a few narrow fields, including software engineering", I can take a crack at explaining how this can lead to harmful market distortions, to say nothing of labor and basic human rights abuses.