[dirtboy]

I worked with some H1-B programmers in the past, and was not satisfied with their work - however, my background is in fairly specialized database marketing in the financial sector, where business knowledge is more important than technical knowledge. Although I don't like the H1-B program, especially since it puts a lot of American programmers on the street as employers and politicians claim that more tech workers are needed, in the end you really can't do much about it, as companies will generally find a way to get cheaper labor, either here or by outsourcing overseas. The best approach for a technical worker, IMO, is to find a field where business and cultural aspects make it difficult for foreign programmers to compete with you.

[FormerLurker]

The best approach for a technical worker, IMO, is to find a field where business and cultural aspects make it difficult for foreign programmers to compete with you.

I truthfully can't think of any such field.