But what is happening is that they are bringing in techs from these countries and displacing higher paid Americans.
But what is happening is that they are bringing in techs from these countries and displacing higher paid Americans.
The majority of H1-B Visa recipients are for foreign students already studying in American Universities who have just graduated from school (and whose eduction here was subsidized, at least in part by American taxpayers) , often with a Masters or PhD, and who wish to stay here in the United States to become American citizens rather than go back home.
You may not be aware of this, but the majority of students pursuing advanced degrees at American Universities are from foreign countries. This is especially true for students in Science and Technical programs.
In my day, 80% of PhD candidates and over 50% of Masters students were from foreign countries.
We American citizens were way in the minority.
This foreign talent pool (most of whom are naturalized American citizens now), got their start here using the H1-B visa program to stay and work in this country and they created vast numbers of high paying jobs for not just themselves, but for many, many American citizens