Subj : Re: Industry Calls for More Foreign Programmers To : comp.programming From : topmind Date : Sat Aug 20 2005 11:01 pm Another reason some visa workers are willing to tolerate sub-standard conditions is because they are building up a nest-egg. $100,000 US dollars is equivalent to almost a million in spending power back in India. Thus, they keep low and quiet knowing they can live it up in India when the gig is up. .