They aren't hired because they are good, they are hired because they are cheap, just like in the article.
if you transfer an H1-B, you are no longer cheap.
The only people who care about hiring the best and the "top 10%" is in the valley. The rest of America is fine with B through D... the reason being you selling to untechnical corporate project managers.
The costs to transfer a H1B are less than the costs to get it in the first place (the legal costs are the same, but it takes less work to get the materials together, and you don't need to pay the employee to move).
if you transfer an H1-B, you are no longer cheap.
The only people who care about hiring the best and the "top 10%" is in the valley. The rest of America is fine with B through D... the reason being you selling to untechnical corporate project managers.