I don't disagree with your meat shops assessment. But you have to wonder how this creative and highly analytical professional devolved into meat shops. Initia

I don't disagree with your meat shops assessment. But you have to wonder how this creative and highly analytical professional devolved into meat shops. Initially there was cost differential was too attractive to ignore. But over time, H1B costs have gone up. And even though per/hour per/body cost of H1B is still lower, anybody who've worked on IT projects many moons ago realize that we used to get a lot more done with far fewer bodies. There were days where you can bring in couple of amazingly talented consultants on 1099 charging $200/hour doing miracle work. No more. Yes, the hourly rates were ridiculous, but the total costs were lower. So H1B is no longer just about the cost in my opinion.