Hey, guess what. There is a visa category for immigrants with "extraordinary talents". It is the O-1 visa. Someone on the level of John Carmack or Jeff Dean,

Hey, guess what. There is a visa category for immigrants with "extraordinary talents". It is the O-1 visa. Someone on the level of John Carmack or Jeff Dean, for instance, would have no problem getting one of these. http://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/o-1-individuals-extraordinary-ability-or-achievement/o-1-visa-individuals-extraordinary-ability-or-achievement http://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers... H1B, by contrast, is primarily used for cheap bodies, at not-at-all high salaries. This website makes it nicely available, but the raw data is available from the Department of Labor. http://www.h1bwage.com/ http://www.h1bwage.com/ http://www.flcdatacenter.com/ http://www.flcdatacenter.com/