I&#x27;m buffled. On one hand, HN users love to upvote articles about how evil companies in US lay off local workers for bogus reasons only to replace them with &quot;cheap labour&quot; through H1Bs and outsourcing. On the other hand, this.<p>Dear average HN reader — I assume you&#x27;re a software developer in US and often from Bay area. You realize that after this happens, your wage will reduce, may be twofold, right?