[Kellis91789]

I don’t think employers have to pay FICA for foreign workers, since they are not eligible for SS/M. The employers also treat the H1B workers like indentured servants — salary, not hourly, and work them more hours than the would an American. They may not even have to provide the same fringe benefits — 401k matching, pensions contributions, health insurance, etc. They can also hire a senior person into an H1B slot where the the job title is “Jr xxxxx” which means a lower “average wage”.

All in, H1B workers might still be considered a “bargain” at 2x the “average” salary of American workers.

I would just make the H1B Visa Application Fee $100K/yr per worker.

[Sgt_Schultze]

I think you're right about the ancillary savings. But to be clear, my recommendation was for 2x the average salary for that position. So even as H1b hires continued, their salaries would help to push up costs of H1b employees.