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To continue on the subject of H1-b, the high tech industry seems captive to fads. In the '80's and '90's it was the mythical "wunderkind." People with advanced degrees and decades of experience were being replaced by high school graduates with Microsoft or Novell certificates -- and often getting payed as much or more (the dot-com fiasco was driven by twenty-somethings). The current fad is foreign workers. In each case, there were examples of truly exceptional talent, but for the most part, mediocrity reigned. Realistically, being young, being foreign, or graduating from the right school does not automatically make one smarter or more capable than someone else, or a better employee, but, hiring practices rarely follow logic.
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