There's an even better option I would like to see implemented and with a bit of lobbying, probably could be.

When a company's employees are 3/4th or more located in the United States the company gets 5% off their yearly tax bill from Uncle Sam.

For bigger corporations - this is huge bucks and appeals to the bottom line which is the "magic eightball" that is used to make all decisions.

A grading scale of tax incentives would be even better so as to encourage the smaller companies to pursue US employees as well.

Money is the bottom line. As someone who has a bit of experience with the CEO thing - I can tell you honestly that is the primary thing they look at. Their worth is equated by how much money they bring into the coffers, how their actions influence stock prices and how much expenditure they can cut.

If the company makes more money hiring Americans they'll hire Americans. If its just laws meant to hire Americans - they'll find loopholes. Their foreign employees will become outside "consultants" and will conveniently be omitted from the tallies. They have legions of accountants and lawyers to mold their corporate structure as is necessary to bypass such regulations.

All laws must be geared towards the bottom line.

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