> It absolutely, positively hurts local labor - naturalized citizens - etc. Without a doubt. That is not true at all. If engineers get cheaper the result of th

> It absolutely, positively hurts local labor - naturalized citizens - etc. Without a doubt. That is not true at all. If engineers get cheaper the result of their labor too gets cheaper and hence the entire American society benefits. American government's job is not to protect interest of Engineers but of everyone. American Medical Council for example has made it illegal for Indian doctors to practice in America and we can see the results. Doctors earn a lot but at the cost of average American. But there is another important aspect that even the intelligent minds of HN seem to ignore. In highly skilled professions, jobs opportunities are not Zero sum games. Mr. Kumar got a job in US does not mean some Mr. John Smith lost one. On the contrary more engineers you have faster you can solve problems. Key questions to ask is if US government completely bans H1B throws all Indian H1Bs out will that serve the interest of the American people ?