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Alternately, remove the need for highly skilled workers to get visas entirely, thereby completely preventing companies from abusing the system.

Well, Infosys, Wipro and Tata would lose in that scheme. Whether they ought to win or not isn't a matter of debate here, but it is important to a lot of people.

Someone in texas would definitely lose out because their salary will be much much lower than the bay area.

This doesn't factor in cost of living.

> This doesn't factor in cost of living.

The more "factors" you throw into the equation, the more people will find ways to game the system.

No, big Silicon valley tech companies win.

By that token, they win anyways (even with American workers) because they pay more. And why is anyone entitled to cheap labor??