My rough assumption is that this is by design. If you can't find the local talent you can justify H-1B[1] and L-1B[2][4] visas. For the L-1B I would imagine the

My rough assumption is that this is by design. If you can't find the local talent you can justify H-1B[1] and L-1B[2][4] visas. For the L-1B I would imagine the TSMC North America[3] would suffice for the criteria of "enables a U.S. employer to transfer a professional employee with specialized knowledge relating to the organization’s interests from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States."[2] While TSMC North America may need to follow US tax codes, employee unemployment insurance, I'm not sure how much negotiating power as a visa/sponsored employee you would have for high salary since your job is linked to your stay or related pay. I'm sure someone has figured out the best way for TSMC North America to bill the visa employees as contractors back to head quarters and avoid visa holder tax with holdings. These two articles were interesting which indicate "TSMC profited from the tension between China and the U.S. by playing off both sides. Analysts say that TSMC building a plant in Arizona is “the minimal price to stay neutral.”[5][6] [1] https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-specialty-occupations https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-spec... [2] https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/l-1b-intracompany-transferee-specialized-knowledge https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary... [3] https://www.tsmc.com/english/contact-us#TSMC-Subsidiaries https://www.tsmc.com/english/contact-us#TSMC-Subsidiaries [4] https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-2-part-l-chapter-4 https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-2-part-l-chapter-... [5] https://international.thenewslens.com/article/135648 https://international.thenewslens.com/article/135648 (2020-05-26) [6] https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=2719&utm_source=twitter_english&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twitter_english https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=2719&utm... (2020-05-21)