[grey_whiskers]

I'll willing to bet dollars to donuts you're not paying enough, then. Of course, there's always the option of actually paying for the training of onshore resources. If you don't do sh*t like making them work 90- and 100-hour weeks for a 40-hour paycheck (like H1-B's will put up with, because even that is better than the Third World), you might even keep them around.

[bolobaby]

Our comp plans are well above average according to all the latest salary surveys. Moreover, our company has great glassdoor reviews and turnover is low. When people do leave, we often find them coming back after only a short stint in the outside world. We always welcome back great talent and they’re glad to be back.

Seriously - IT unemployment in our market is almost non-existent. Recruiting talent means importing it, or stealing it from another company who then has to import it. But, again, *importing* doesn’t necessarily mean an H1B. 4 out of my last 5 have been Americans who simply lived elsewhere.

(I *do* have one H1B FTE working for me, though. The whole team likes him. We were glad to sponsor his visa.)