More specifically, they couldn't get enough talented programmers for the salaries they were willing to pay in the U.S.
Asking more than your market value seems to be a democrat specialty.
Look, I lost my IT job to 911. I have to scramble around picking up hourly work. It sucks. But the alternative seems to be having the government tell people where they are allowed to spend their money. I think they'd like that over at DU.
The horror! Thank the Lord we have folks like you who are here to tell the rest of us how much we should pay for computer programmers.