This is compared to average U.S. worker wage increases of 2.3 percent and an inflation rate of 2.1 percent. Foreign workers are sometimes blamed for taking jobs from Americans by accepting lower wages. One reason the foreign-born employees are paid more is that they often are fluent in two or more languages and can help U.S. companies break into new global markets. In any case, according to these critics, U.S. workers should be retrained to take over these jobs before any more foreign workers are allowed in. These critics are unwilling to concede that there is an immediate shortage, for that could open the door to more foreign-born workers.
Critics have no data based in logic to support their arguments.
There are legal complaint mechanisms in the H-1B program which prohibit the payment of wages below prevailing rates. Yet few complaints and lawsuits are not being filed. Harris Miller, President of the ITAA said critics are jumping off the pier and into the water because critics cannot substantiate their position. Between fixing the Year 2000 problem and meeting new demands, U.S. high-tech workers of all ages are in high demand. Christopher Lancashire, President and CEO of CompuTec, an international human resource organization said that Computec s business has tripled in the past nine months because employers are so desperate.