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H1B is not inhumanely cheap labor. I know people on this visa and they are paid competitively. What it is is a way of preventing talented workers from changing jobs easily. This is anti-labor but more subtle.

I really don't think it's about the wages. It's about the control. H1B workers can't quit and take another job. They are normally paid the same as their home-grown peers. This is the same reason as why companies prefer health insurance to be tied to employment: so you can't easily quit.

Long live Bernie! Why pay Americans fair wages when you can exploit indentured workers for a fraction of the cost, silencing them with the threat of losing sponsorship? The issue isn’t a lack of talent or skills; it’s an overwhelming tide of greed.