I know to many people who have tech degrees and experience who are unemployed or underemployed. We need further cuts in H1B's not more of them.
I was a tech and engineering recruiter - until 2002. For a large aerospace company which will remain un named.
I tried HARD to find US people - H1B's were a serious pain in the neck. I called thousands (no exaggeration) of people to fill hundreds of high level positions and time and time again I would hear "$45 per hr for someone with my credentials? I wouldn't flip a burger for that. You tell that company where they can stick their job. Call me back when they wanna talk reality" Company x had to stay competitive in the market, so they hired a huge number of foriegners - but they WERE NOT MY FIRST CHOICE.
I am not talking play numbers here, I worked at a real job and we hired real guys for real positions. I wish it were different, but people in the US wanna pay nothing for products and services, but they want to be paid top dollars for creating and delivering. How is this math supposed to work?