Excellent point. Instinctively, I assume everything the government and especially DHS does is a fraud to embezzle money from the public, but it would be handy to have numbers to back it up.

I think to some extent the point holds regardless of the detailed numbers. It's supposed to be bringing in people who are likely to excel, not just any random joe who can manage a two-year IT degree. I'm in favor of letting the latter immigrate just as much as I favor allowing farmworkers to immigrate, but it should be under a program that doesn't require paying a fortune to a school who knows how to work the system.

It could be restricted to a 4 year bachelors degree (or higher) from an accredited university in specific programs. But then again, the accreditation system is completely subverted now by these for profit schools.