I think this is an example of why people often feel like they're talking "past" each other on this issue. You see this as a matter of employees making unreason

I think this is an example of why people often feel like they're talking "past" each other on this issue. You see this as a matter of employees making unreasonable demands on an employer and acting like they are entitled to a job where they get to dictate the conditions. I see this as an employer claiming that there is a desperate shortage of workers that can't be found at (any price?/market rate?) and needs a special government visa program where they get to bestow residency (and control residency) on would-be immigrants.