This article contradicts itself by simultaneously claiming that H-1B visas _dont_ affect pay and conditions...: "The misconception is that there is a fixed amo

This article contradicts itself by simultaneously claiming that H-1B visas _dont_ affect pay and conditions...: "The misconception is that there is a fixed amount of work — a lump of labor. According to this view, jobs are a scarce resource to be distributed among a pool of workers who would otherwise compete for those jobs. Also, more laborers always equal less pay." ...whilst also making the case that they _do_: "restrictions like the ones just passed will turn many skilled workers away or make it virtually impossible for companies to hire foreign workers on short or long-term bases. This will make these companies less innovative, less flexible, and ultimately less competitive." And as a bonus, also throwing in the (often debunked) claim that there exist a category of jobs that native workers under no circumstances will do: "In many instances, positions that native born workers are not willing to fill create opportunities for migrants." In software, the abuse of the the H-1B is pretty well documented by people who have experience of it. It is typically a mechanism to import programmers into consultancy mills who then carry out relatively low-tech work well away the FAANGs. It is racist, and absolutely calculated to undercut the cost of existing local labor (https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/hefnfm/my_experience_with_h1b_as_a_poc/ https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/hefnfm/m...) The thing is you can reasonably make an argument that all of this is OK. That we should as a society work to keep a lid on the pay and conditions of workers in order to maximize the economic output of business. However, that is not what the linked article is doing- it is talking up the benefits of H-1b to business (fair enough), whilst attempting to brush the very real disadvantages of the scheme to all involved, native and immigrant, under the carpet.