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> All those consulting firms like Tata Consulting Services are gaming the H1B process, middle manning the employees, and in result Facebook, Home Depot, and others hire them for 1/3 or 1/2 less.

This tells me you have no clue what you're talking about

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This tells me you are unaware of the practice of contracting programmers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/03/09/tech-co...

You really believe Google and Facebook are hiring SWEs and paying them 1/2 of what they pay Americans? Yes contractors are a thing, but the impact is being way overstated.

I have been targeted (for software development roles) by firms who contract for Google (and, I would assume, other FAANG companies) with hourly rates quoted below $100 per hour.

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