Academia, publicly funded research labs, non-profits... are already cap-exempt.<p>Other than that, you&#x27;re absolutely right. This would mostly benefit software companies in the Bay or NYC, and the ones that pay way above average at that. I&#x27;d argue it&#x27;d be better than current situation though. Indian employees are effectively tied to their employer due to the Green Card backlog. It&#x27;s significantly less true for the H-1B holders hired by Facebook, Google, Amazon and the like.