[indthkr]

"He is absolutely right: Competent, experienced engineers and architects are always in short supply"

No, you are both wrong.

Competant, experienced employees of ANY kind are in short supply. Apparently, a supply/demand pricing mechanism is no longer an acceptable approach (unless you are a Lawyer, CEO, Justin Timberlake, or a lobbiest).

As one US Defense Secretary once said, "You need to learn how to win the war with the Army you have, not the Army you want".

Maybe the problem is we need an H1B program for senior corporate managers and their K-Street lackeys.

[9YearLurker]

If competent, experienced employees of ANY kind are in short supply, then it stands to reason that competent, experienced engineers and architects are in short supply.

I believe you must have meant to suggest that both previous posters are correct—not wrong.

[skeeter]

Maybe the problem is we need an H1B program for senior corporate managers and their K-Street lackeys.

I think you've nailed it.