As someone who was basically an indentured labourer (not in US), this is 100% true.

But at the same time, it was my opportunity to get out of my country. I traded a couple of years of light slavery in exchange for a potentially higher level of freedom later.

I got lucky, though, and I managed to get a good job later. Not everyone would be lucky. Some of my friends are still working in the company that brought me in (Infosys).

Is this not obvious to everyone?

Hiring someone on this kind of visa puts them under your boot. They can't ask for much or make waves without risking their whole life being upturned. If a citizen gets fired that sucks, but if you're on a work visa you might have to leave the country (breaking your lease, leaving your partner, etc). I think you get 60 days. Given how bad the job market is, that's not very long to find a new job. Also given how ICE is abducting people and sending them to a death camp, people are extra cautious.

It's similar to how coupling health insurance to employment gives the employer extra power against labor. Are you really going to make a big deal about your boss pressuring you to work unpaid overtime when getting fired means you lose access to your life saving medicine?

People who get kicked out of the country if they lose their job usually don't form unions or protest for fair pay or worker rights

fuck every border that's what i think

He's right. It doesn't mean you hate foreigners to understand why bosses would prefer to hire someone with less rights and who needs less money to raise their family through remittances.

A lot of the Tech related H-1Bs go to Consulting firms.

I have nothing negative to say about people on H-1Bs they work very hard and are working the hand they are dealt just like you and me.

The argument that talent can not be found within the US though is completely bogus.

Most "leftist" American politician says: Immigrants are taking your good-paying American jobs!!!

It tracks. There is nothing a multi-million dollar company won't do to screw its workers so it can give their shareholders a bigger profit.

It's both, really. We could easily get the best and the brightest by offering better pay, but why sacrifice anything when you can have both?

He’s right

The world (8 billion people) has more talent than when we keep it to the US (350 million people). We should want to import high level talent.