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people have been saying that since before i even started my degree over a decade ago.

To my knowledge that is unambiguously illegal and I hope they band together to get justice. Were they aware of others in shared circumstances?

Are you asserting that there is enough American talent to satisfy the job market and that they are being unjustly suppressed? It’s an interesting idea. Do you have any reading relevant to the topic that supports this assertion?

To hold this position is to assert that modern employment is wage slavery. That extends beyond H1B. It also undermines the suffering of the actually enslaved but I do not think that was your intention.

It depends on the company and I would bet my life’s savings that if a discrepancy exists at Google, it is not intentional. I have many American friends, friends on TN visas, and friends on H1Bs and we are transparent about our pay (to protect each other from poor business practices). Being involved in the process there are so many legal barriers and red tape and people take it all seriously.

H1B holders will get paid less over time due to not being able to leave companies at the drop of a hat. A similar but less significant effect holds for TN visas. I have not once seen any significant pay discrepancy for two comparable software engineers at the same company based on visa status.

Is it that you relaxed over time or you just made enough money in your 20s? Accounting for the global economy and the implied age it would be surprising if you were not—relative to a mid-20s now—so far ahead that compensation should not matter.

Libertarian philosophy has always been incoherent. Thanks for highlighting a weakness in the team running Kagi.