This model has existed in the mainframe space, especially for IBM zSeries, for decades. It's nothing new is that world, and anyone who has worked with these machines, and is very knowledgeable about IT, would agree to this...it's very common.

Kind of like income taxes being instituted for the rich and working their way down, and subscription software, and the inability to withdraw moderate amounts of your own cash without risking its seizure from cops stealing said cash without charging you with any crime, and subscribing to car features, and the inability to perform repairs on products you own, etc, etc, etc, etc.

At first, people are outraged, then they slowly acquiesce, and then before you know it, people start saying "anyone as wise as I is well aware that these things are common"

Then the people left complaining about it become the minority outsiders, and the transition is complete.

Kudos, you played your part well.

as to "verify our legal status to work", and a US Birth Certificate was not an acceptable doc (foreign ones were, however). You had a very brief amount of time to procure one if you didn't already have one. Passports, something that 40% of Americans have (unexpired is something like 1/3rd), but 100% of of imported workers have. Not to mention, the number of Americans with passports is tanking due to the effect that International travel has on climate change. I had to take one of my PTO days and get a passport expedited. The companies have been coming up with all kinds of ways to prune undesirable workers,and you may be undesirable for reasons which you may not even be aware.

I wish Biden didn't restart H1Bs as one of his first orders of business. It's already difficult for some of us to get and keep jobs in the industry. Econ 101 says increasing supply lowers demand. The politicians don't really care about us, though. At my company (very large business that you know well), the H1Bs are the last to get laid off, and they actively try to get rid of Americans. For instance, three years ago they required all workers to have passport to retain their jobs. They claimed that it was to "verify our legal status to work", and a US Birth Certificate was not an acceptable doc (foreign ones were, however). You had a very brief amount of time to procure one if you didn't already have one. Passports, something that 40% of Americans have (unexpired is something like 1/3rd), but 100% of of imported workers have. Not to mention, the number of Americans with passports is tanking due to the effect that International travel has on climate change. I had to take one of my PTO days and get a passport expedited. The companies have been coming up with all kinds of ways to prune undesirable workers,and you may be undesirable for reasons which you may not even be aware.