the statement that the best and brightest were displaced by h1bs is a prima facie ridiculous statement. US people with little on the job experience except for summer internships are hired every year.
I know some major companies in NYC are going to either outsource their entire IT departments to India or hire H1B to replace the layoffs later this year as a way to reduce labor costs. They have already closed their software development departments last year.
What kind of jobs you (err... "she") are applying to? Top jobs are not hiring, they are mostly firing so there's a lot of competition. Maybe there's a job at the gas station? Or strip club?
Even strip clubs are going to get whacked. A fundamental Christian Republican state senator, here in Missouri, has rammed through a strip club and adult business bill through the state legislature that will put many strippers out of work!
The USA is sick They don't have any benefits for the private sector employees. Yet one of the highest debt loads of western countries. Why? Because they privatized the private sector, and socialised the government sector. Bailout for the rich. Lower taxes for rich, but granting more money to government employees. All because this is made possible by debt and credit. Eventually this house of cards is gonna fail and lead to the collapse of US THE US ARMY ARE ALSO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GET IT THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, AKA THE "BANKERS/ILLUMINATI/ REPTILIANS" ARE IN CHARGE
Doesn't have to do much with how smart American are or aren't. You can now get an Indian or Chinese slave to do many American jobs either offshore or inshore. They may or may not be better but they are much easier to manage and control and it's good for the bottom line and for management bonuses. It's gotten to a point that there are now many Indian/Chinese headhunters working in the US facilitating the process. Also once an Indian gets to a junior management position and as some say on hiring, Americans can pretty much forget about working there, not when there so many relatives and friends in India. I have seen this happen time and time again.
I dropped out of college on the second semester (1991) and went to work on my own and I am glad I did. No student debt, bought a house in 1998 and its almost paid for (15 year loan)