Comment by hunterpayne
10 hours ago
Companies struggle to hire at a rate they want to pay. They don't struggle to hire at a market rate pay or more. Funny how that works.
PS The number of roles that there aren't qualified Americans for could be counted on one hand. This has always been about reducing salaries, not shortages.
I highly doubt a company can find 20k senior Photolithography experts in rural Nebraska if a company wanted. No matter what money they are paying. They'll have to bring them in.
Of course I am exaggerating, but this is not a 1 dimensional problem.
Please check what the majority of H1-Bs are hired for. It's a visa mainly used for cutting costs, not hiring ultra specialized people.
I was demonstrating that throwing money at the shortage does not magically create new talent in a geographical area. It has to be imported.