A bit of both. There is a certain shortage, but I hear that tune for 15 years or so now (that is, across two tech booms and one bust). The difference is in the

A bit of both. There is a certain shortage, but I hear that tune for 15 years or so now (that is, across two tech booms and one bust). The difference is in the objective: Our tech lobbyists (luckily quite incompetent) would like to reduce the minimum mandatory wage for skilled immigrant workers which exists to avoid pressure on locals. As if even lower wages make working in Germany more attractive to skilled labor that can choose between countries - including the US (where at least the gross pay is noticeably higher for skilled jobs).