Sneaky way of getting cheap labor in the country by multinational corporation. With H1B's down because we acted and said limit them
They invented another called the L Visa
L Visas: Big Business's New Loophole for Displacing American Workers


Despite mounting concern about a deteriorating economy and ensuing layoffs, Congress, in response to prodding by business interests, has introduced legislation to import more foreign born workers. While much of the media coverage has focused on the H1B visas, the L1-visa has emerged as a growing avenue for employers to bring in foreign specialized workers instead of hiring Americans. Press reports indicate some international companies may be misusing L-l visas to circumvent the worker protections in the H-lBs and displace American workers.

The L visa program was created to enable multinational corporations to temporarily transfer their top level executives, managers or employees with “specialized knowledgeâ€