>this kind of silly american opinion is quite irritating. I'm not sure accusing the other side of holding silly opinions is the best way to start a debate >Th

>this kind of silly american opinion is quite irritating. I'm not sure accusing the other side of holding silly opinions is the best way to start a debate >The people coming in on visa's (have you met any?) are usually way more skilled than their american counterparts. This may be your experience, but it hasn't been mine. Sure the ones working at Google are exceptional, but in my experience, companies outside of the top tier are using H-1Bs to recruit indentured servants who are tied to the company under penalty of deportation. >Come on. Really? All the young indian and chinese talent I meet is way above average. There are plenty of other anecdotes to refute this. I've worked with (and went to school with) many very talented and exceptional young indian and chinese programmers, but they weren't above average as a category.