> How is this remotely appropriate to my reply, beyond a rather transparent attempt to taint readers?

Okay, I apologize for the snarky remark, I just found it odd that you called my nationality into question.

> Another incredibly weird comment, again wholly inappropriate. Does this tactic actually work?

This was simply mirroring what you did, I don't know if you meant it in good faith, but it was inappropriate on my part.

> "this is good for you and it's racism if you oppose it"

I would genuinely not have engaged with you if not for this comment. For my part, I'm simply concerned about racism against Indians, which I've seen increasing more and more in recent years. I don't have a problem with criticism, I'm just concerned about the slippery slope.

> Instead of hiring Americans to staff an American sales office

As I mentioned, I don't work for WITCH (consulting) companies. This is an assumption you made out of thin air. I work on a product based company that sell it to American businesses. There is a relatively handful of sales engineers/support engineers in the US, and not just H1Bs, this includes US citizens too. There is no undercutting here, it's a relative niche that American firms haven't bothered with. FWIW, I know a few companies similar to mine, where our target market is NA, though I agree it's very few. We can also afford to pay $100K fee, because of the smaller number of staff.

> Is it because you hate Canadians?

> From your minimal activity on here it seems that you're Indian. Do you think you have an objective, ground-truth position on the H1B program?

Assuming you made the original comment in good faith, I apologize for the remark. I simply lurk here and read whatever is posted, not much of a commenter!

> Almost as if it's a complex and multifaceted conversation?

Yes, but how often do you find people willing to have complex and multifaceted conversation? Purely from personal experience, the moment people find they're talking with an Indian, they tend to have many assumptions. Also note, I'm predominantly talking about conversations online.