That change would certainly make a big difference and yet sadly most can not see the gains from having a more open visa. Reason being that such a change in the

That change would certainly make a big difference and yet sadly most can not see the gains from having a more open visa. Reason being that such a change in the common mans eye's will look like more errosion of job prospects than one which locks the competition to one company so to speak. Though given this http://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2012/06/13/no-hiring-new-h-1b-visa-holders-for-the-next-15-months/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2012/06/13/no-hir... Then I'd expect IBM have a situation that any idle workers with visa's landed (landed - not sure if that IBM term means they have a visa and can fly over or have a visa and already in the country ). That if they don't use them then like budgets not fully used up they lose them next year. Given that no new visa's are available until next year, then things can only get better. But IBM are certainly cruising for a law bruising fine.