[rb22982]

It's a strawman because I'm not arguing in favor what you are suggesting. I'm arguing if my choice is having both problem A (H1Bs) and probably B which is 20x+ the size of problem A OR eliminating problem B but keeping A for a while, with perhaps some reforms, I'm going to take that for now. Ideally we'd eliminate or reduce both A and B but that does not look likely at the moment.

As for my living, I'm only 37 but have changed careers 3 times already (Operations, Financial planning, and strategy/communications with some finance as current) and my last and current two careers can be outsourced without even needing H1Bs. Fortunately, I still find ways to add value, even saving the company about 5 million a year in taxes even though I do not oversee taxes at all, and if I am outsourced or imported replacement, I have the skillset to jump to another line of work, even if not my ideal.

BTW the unemployment rate for IT professionals is 2.0% for people with at least a bachelor's degree according to the BLS, while the unemployment rate for HS only is 4% and 6% for those without a HS degree (the two groups hurt by the larger portion of immigration issues).

[zeestephen]

Re: “BTW the unemployment rate for IT professionals is 2.0% for people with at least a bachelor’s degree according to the BLS.”

It’s important to clarify that number.

That’s 2% of those who are actually searching for IT employment.

Approximately one third of native born Americans who have an IT degree are no longer working in the IT sector.