I broadly agree with your sentiment that H1-B workers may not be bad for America. But I disagree with your line of argument. Even if I grant your hypothesis on

I broadly agree with your sentiment that H1-B workers may not be bad for America. But I disagree with your line of argument. Even if I grant your hypothesis on the smartness of H1-B workers, it doesn't necessarily mean a value addition to America, especially if there are equally smart Americans available to do the job. There might be other value additions though: people with diverse backgrounds generally means people with different ways of looking at a challenge, which is generally a good thing if your team trying to solve hard problems.