>"At essentially no cost to the country." What about citizens who are otherwise passed up for a career? I've worked with plenty of H1B's and none particularly

>"At essentially no cost to the country." What about citizens who are otherwise passed up for a career? I've worked with plenty of H1B's and none particularly stood out as "top minds" that were uniquely capable of doing the office work. While I have no doubt that the US is able to poach some seriously intelligent folks, I have a deep cynicism that corporations use H1B's to hire cheaply and bypass the obligations that come with hiring a citizen.