In response to Firm in H-1B case looks to hire only U.S. workers :

Last I heard, illegal immigrants into the US were almost entirely agricultural or unskilled workers (trained professionals usually aren't desperate enough to resort to such things). For cheap tech work, it's generally considered more economical to hire an offshore outsourcer. Besides, techies are generally better educated and more likely to squeal about job site abuse.

John L. Ries

In response to U.S. ranks 25th in the world for Internet connection speed :

Makes me wonder why such an advanced nation is so miserably far behind in Internet speeds.