I am opposed to the policy, I have no animosity against any H-1B person.
I own a business, and am actually glad to see more technical folks allowed into America.
There are many people being laid-off and the job market for Engineers across the country is very bleak. Continuing a program and professing that it is "good" for America during a time when jobs are in short supply does not make sense to some of us. This program was enacted because corporations said there was a "labor shortage". I can assure you there is no labor shortage now, to the contrary there is a severe job shortage.
I probably came across as a big proponent of the current (expanded) H1B situation. I'm not, although I think it is wise for the US to offer US residency to the cream of the foreign crop.
My biggest gripe with the program, though, is that we let plenty of people become citizens who won't work to support themselves. Yet, with the H1B folks, it's the opposite: "You can work here, but only as a guest of a corporation which holds the power to deport you at their discretion."
IMO, Congress must have let certain large corporations write the H1B legislation. If this was about helping the US, the H1B folks would have been offered permanent residency. But it never was about helping the US... It was always about helping certain corporations by setting up an "indentured servitude" program to drive down technical salaries.
BTW, I once checked out the paperwork for obtaining an H1B visa for a foreign relative of mine. Believe me, it is costly in terms of money and time. It is geared for large businesses.