You know how they get around this, right? They simply change the title. I.e., they hire a senior engineer and slap them with a mid-level title. If you haven't s

You know how they get around this, right? They simply change the title. I.e., they hire a senior engineer and slap them with a mid-level title. If you haven't seen that happen, you haven't been paying attention. There's also the more important and salient benefit of hiring H1-Bs--the strong bond it creates between the employee and their visa status. You'd have to pay a US citizen much more to make them sign such an onerous and one-sided contract.