[central_va]

See we are going to off shore all of our manufacturing jobs to the third world. Nobody wants those jobs anyway. Americas are going to retrain to be software engineers, nurses and professionals.

But wait those jobs are being given to the imported FOREIGNERS under H-1B.

When does the revolution begin?

[Paul R.]

it appears that some companies that are abusing that program and asking American workers to train H1-B visa replacements so they can lower wages.”

"Appears", my behind. I know multiple people in IT who've had to train lower paid imported replacements for essentially their entire departments, including themselves.

[bamahead]

Americas are going to retrain to be software engineers, nurses and professionals.

Funny you should say that...take a look at just a snippet of the list of careers which are now LEGALLY replaceable by cheap imported H-1B visa labor:

http://h1base.com/content/h1boccupations.

A snippet:

Electrical/ Electronics Engineering Occupations,
Civil Engineering Occupations,
Ceramic Engineering Occupations,
Mechanical Engineering Occupations,
Occupations In Agricultural Sciences,
Occupations In Biological Sciences,
Occupations In Psychology,
Pharmacists,
Dentists,
Registered Nurses,
Therapists,
Dieticians,
Accountants, Auditors, And Related Occupations,
Budget And Management Systems Analysis Occupations,
Purchasing Management Occupations,
Sales And Distribution Management Occupations,

Dozens and dozens more at the link. Just a small sample of what to expect when Cruz/Rubio/Hatch/Fiorina and the rest of the GOP-E get their wish to raise the cap by 500%.