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It's slavery to us in the sense the H-1B holders are tied to that business for however long they hold the visa. They are technically not free to move about. Also, they can't complain about working conditions or an a$$ whole boss otherwise it's back home you go. And what benefits are they getting? Are they receiving medical and vacation time? There are a variety of reasons business wants this program, it's all to their advantage, not the American workers.

There is a lot of variance in the benefits (or lack of them) in what H-1bs receive. Some do get benefits but I'm sure many don't. They are "bound" to their employer during the 6-year period but then 50% will get their green card and will become "free." Also don't forget that druing the H-1b period many of them are making good money ($60,000/year) so they are relatively happy. Even if they go back to their country of origin, from their post of view they have succeeded. If they can save $100,000 in their working life here they can go back to their native lands and live very well. As far as the H-1bs are concerned, the program works.