They have to pay these H1-B people enough to make it worth their while to give up friends and country to come to this country and perform the same tasks that you can do. Are you unable to compete with them on a wage basis?
We all claim to be capitalists here, but we all want the government to protect us from competition.
We do need to stop all illegal immigration, and Cruz is the only candidate who is consistent on that end. OTOH, legal immigration needs to be regulated and Cruz's proposal on that end made it clear that the H1-B visas would only be given where it is documented that there is a need and that American workers would not be displaced.
Right now there's not a lot of regulation on that end.
We in the USA take in almost 2 million 3rd world immigrants per year already and those immigrants vote to increase socialism. we need to go the other way to reduce 3rd world immigration to the USA. the democrats are importing voters and that will hurt every American as it does in Venezuela. immigration decides all other issues. read the Ann Coulter article on that subject immigration is the issue that decides all other issues. it's not just us Americans that will directly lose our jobs it's everyone who will suffer as California shows
So we should import Third World living standards into this country - and make American workers train the coolies who are undercutting them. No sale.
Try to go to Europe or Australia and get a job. No 'Mericans allowed. When they open up we should. Never happen. We are the only idiotic country that allows this to happen.