How They Crashed American Wages on Purpose
After Boomers built it... Globalists came in and took it.
Boomers did not destroy the American wage. The crash was engineered through legislation, corporate lobbying, and offshore labor pipelines designed to replace citizens with . The timeline is clear and the fingerprints are visible.
1990 to 1994. The Setup.
The Immigration Act of 1990 created the H 1 B and opened legal replacement of U S workers. Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Joe Biden, Senator Chuck Schumer, and President George H. W. Bush all pushed it. Companies like Microsoft and Intel were the first to lobby for more foreign labor to push down pay.
1998 to 2000. The Flood.
Congress passed the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act and lifted visa caps under pressure from the U S Chamber of Commerce, Immigration Voice, and corporate leaders tied to Big Tech. Wages stopped rising in the tech sector almost immediately. It was not a coincidence.
2001 to 2008. Outsourcing Firms Take Over.
TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, HCL, and Accenture built billion dollar pipelines moving jobs out of the country or filling them with visa labor. They replaced Americans and depressed salaries nationwide. These firms were the primary donors to lawmakers demanding more visas. Senator John McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham were their biggest allies.
2009. The Wage Collapse Begins.
The Obama administration expanded the STEM OPT program. Companies no longer had to pay payroll taxes for foreign workers. Corporations literally saved money by not hiring Americans. Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple all lobbied for this exemption.
2014. The Backdoor Expansion.
H 4 EAD work permits were created without a vote from Congress. This doubled the supply of foreign labor overnight. American wages stalled. Entire departments and industries shifted to imported workers. Immigration attorneys and offshore outsourcing executives pushed heavily for this rule.
Throughout the 2010s. Visa Lobbying Intensifies.
Organizations like ITServe Alliance, representing IT staffing and outsourcing firms, expanded their influence in Washington.
They pushed aggressively for:
• more visa approvals
• relaxed restrictions
• faster processing
• broader work authorizations
Their stated mission was to support companies that depend on foreign labor pipelines. This accelerated the shift away from hiring American workers, especially in tech.
2015 to 2020. The Offshore Power Grab.
Disney, Southern California Edison, AT&T, Verizon, Lowe’s, State Farm, and Bank of America used contractors like Infosys and Cognizant to replace American tech staff. Americans were asked to train their replacements. Wages stagnated for the first time in modern history while corporate profits hit record highs.
2020 to 2023. The Corporate Capture Phase.
Consulting firms like Accenture and Deloitte took over entire IT and engineering divisions for Fortune 500 companies. These contractors staffed teams almost entirely with foreign visa workers. American wages decoupled from productivity. CEOs collected bonuses for labor cost reductions.
2024 to Today. The Break Point.
Americans from both parties finally realized what happened. Wages did not collapse because of Boomers. They collapsed because corporations and globalist politicians imported a permanent lower cost workforce and wrote policy to protect it.
Boomers built the prosperity these companies looted.
Boomers built the industries these politicians auctioned off.
Boomers did not break America.
Globalists did.