[GOP_1900AD]

This could be stopped immediately. All the DOL needs to do is conduct a few unannounced, random audits of suspicious firms. BTW - what David describes is likely illegal - there is no way that the firms doing this are in compliance w/ DOL requirements; take it from me. I work for a REPUTABLE company and have hired a select few H1Bs. It was EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO, even when the economy was booming!

[dirtboy]

This could be stopped immediately. All the DOL needs to do is conduct a few unannounced, random audits of suspicious firms

Yeah, just like the INS routinely makes raids to catch firms hiring illegal workers ... whoops, they don't anymore, nevermind...

[Red Jones]

Professor Matloff identified that you can call lawyers who specialize in h1b visas. The total cost is under 2 grand to get the paperwork done. Recruiters in India will send you resumes to select from. It also costs less to relocate an individual from India to do a high-powered software/engineering job than it costs to relocate an american within america.