Most of legal immigrants come under HB-1 and are very skilled.
The point I was making is that Democrat and establishment Republican think that the way to solve the problem of illegal immigration is to legalize the illegals (through open borders policy for future immigrants, amnesty for existing ones). The net economic consequences of legalizing these people will be the same as when they were illegal, in fact it will exacerbate the problem by making it easier for them to access social services.
Re: “Most of legal immigrants come under HB-1 and are very skilled.”
Sorry, that’s not correct.
We add about 1.5 million legal residents each year, which is also known as a “Green Card.”
Only about 10% of that number comes from H1-B applicants.
Even worse, most H1-B visa holders REPLACE older (like age 40) American workers, especially in software related businesses.
Wages and salaries in occupations that have the most H1-B workers have been stagnant for the last 10-15 years.
Most H1-B workers are seeking a Green Card.
They are willing to work long hours for a modest paycheck in order to get that Green Card.
American corporations use the H1-B visa to suppress wages, to acquire docile foreign workers, and to create fear in their home grown American work force.