[Vigilanteman]

Japan has a simple way of solving this problem. No quotas, just a simple requirement that all foreign workers be paid at least 10% more than the going wage for the job.

Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was not difficult for a skilled foreign worker to find good paying jobs in certain industries. If they were concentrated in certain industries, as I was, then the prevailing wage (and the 10% premium) went up even more.

Over time, this attracted more Japanese into the field and lessened the need for foreign workers.

[wideminded]

It would be very interesting to see the magnitude of the reduction in H1-B’s if that policy were implemented here. But of course our legislative system is too corrupt for this change to occur.