It's nice to be needed as well as wanted.
Yeah, the H1B situation is a real screwup. I think it started out OK, but over the years, it's become a way for companies to import workers who are stuck at the jobs (or else they are deported), and who effectively block the entry into the STEM workforce of American students. My son explained this to me in great detail after working a couple of years at an H1B oriented shop.
When they begin issuing H1-B visa’s to import politicians, the politicians will put immediate stop to H1-B visa’s. Until then our politicians are servicing their corporate masters.