The H1-B is an insidious program that disincentives Americans from investing in the education and effort required in order to gain advanced skills by FORCING DOWN THE WAGES that American-born scientists and engineers would otherwise receive. Even data from the Congressional Research Service shows that wages for Americans with BS degrees (including sciences and engineering) have remained flat for forty years! It is only for a tiny portion of Americans with advanced degrees that real wages have improved. For everyone else, wages have either remained flat or declined.
Please sign the petition asking the President to end the H1-B program!
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/stop-h1b-visa-holders