Even if the H1-B visa program did have some negative result on the average programmers' income, it doesn't affect any of us. The average programmers' income is

Even if the H1-B visa program did have some negative result on the average programmers' income, it doesn't affect any of us. The average programmers' income is only relevant to the mediocre among us. Just be the best so you don't have to worry about averages. I don't care where my competitors were born; I want to get job offers and win contracts based on my merits, not based on my mother's geography. If there's a guy in Thailand or India that is better for a position than I am, then he deserves the job and I want him to have it. Literally everybody I know that has a H1-B visa is making this country better. If I had to make a prioritized list of people to throw out of the country, most of the people on the list would be American citizens. If I got to choose 10 things to change about this country to increase my net income, the H1-B visa program wouldn't even be a consideration--it doesn't make sense to complain about an speculation of a 6% cut due to the H1-B program when the government is taking 6% (sales tax) + 6% (state income tax) + 40% (federal income tax) + 2% (property tax) and when we are paying a huge percentage of our income to insurers who turn around and rip us off when we make claims.