I came here to say exactly that. During the 00 recession, hi-tech companies were extending job offers that mandated PhD level skills, years of pertinent experie

I came here to say exactly that. During the 00 recession, hi-tech companies were extending job offers that mandated PhD level skills, years of pertinent experience, among other things you would normally require 2 or 3 people to satisfy. Then, the kicker was a salary range far below what similar skill sets would earn. Again, it was a phony attempt to hire US citizens with a shitty offer so that they could go crying to the labor board that they couldn't find people and needed to work the overseas market with H1B visas. They'd bring foreigners on board, fire their existing staff, and then work the shit out of the new hires. In turn, they'd be stuck because their visa depended upon them having a job. If they quit and didn't find an equivalent, they'd be sent home.