A similar argument can be made about the H1-B program. I don’t know if this is still the case, but a few years ago the stats on all H1-B visa-holders showed the

A similar argument can be made about the H1-B program. I don’t know if this is still the case, but a few years ago the stats on all H1-B visa-holders showed they were paid on average around $80K despite mostly being in technical roles at F500 companies. The stats are openly available from the relevant US gov website. I don’t doubt that companies have abused H1-B as a means of spending less on specifically SWE talent.