You're assuming a certain profitability and cost profile for industries and businesses where this is not the case. Take the arts and music for example.
Example: Sound designers and sound mixers typically do not make a six figure salary in the US. The industry is essential to many fields, including advertising, theater, television, etc.
Supply/Demand is also a function of how much the employer has to pay.
:) you're being facetious correct? advertising, has no money? television, has no money?
But more importantly, you haven't then answered my question.
> Better question, if there are 100 visas allowed, and 80 experts needed for software, and 50 experts needed for bio, then how do you compare software experts vs bio experts? What metric do you use to justify someone is more of an expert overall? It is apples and oranges.
I believe the H1B regulations already have lower requirements for non-profit employers, and I'm all in favor of this continuing.
Conversely, if a for-profit company claims that they are "essential to the economy", but make so little profits that they can't afford H1B visas, I'd be extremely skeptical of such claims. It undermines the entire premise of a free-market economy.
Example: Sound designers and sound mixers typically do not make a six figure salary in the US. The industry is essential to many fields, including advertising, theater, television, etc.
Supply/Demand is also a function of how much the employer has to pay.