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there may seem to be a significant number of Americans with degrees in engineering, but unfortunately not enough that have practical experience in their field, meaning smart people who can get their hands dirty actually doing the things they are trying to engineer. we need engineers who know how to weld, machine, fabricate, wire, perform chemical processing, etc. H1B visa holders don't generally fit this need either, and they end up being more expensive than Americans, as they generally need assistance from their employer and coworkers with all aspects of American life: finding housing, transportation, medical care etc. and the time and cost of dealing with immigration is not insignificant either, tons of paperwork to process through a slow overburdened system, then losing your H1B visa holder while they return to their home country periodically as required. they can't even work remote when "home" due to theft of IP by their home government.

i walked away from a well paying engineering job a year ago to pursue my own thing due to the stress level and to stop enriching private equity leeches with my labor. every month i visit with my former coworkers and manager, every month i'm begged to return despite the fact that they've hired several people to fill my role. the ads for my position have been up constantly since i left. i can't tell you how many millions if not billions of reshoring projects i've seen passed up due to lack of engineering and support resources.