All you're doing is having a gold card program but where the immigrant pays the applying company rather than the government. Seems pointless.

Why is it pointless? I think thats exactly what the people advocating for H1B for specialized workers want.

I dont know if thats a good idea. It does leave a bad taste in my mouth. Im also not sure its a bad idea either, it seems useful from an economic perspective. What i know its not is "pointless", it does do something.