They say: None of us have been able to find any credible evidence to support the IT industrys assertions of labor shortages. What a statement that is. They go on to writethey all signed this article togetherthat: If a shortage did exist. wages would be rising as companies try to attract scarce workers. Instead. legislation that expanded visas for IT personnel during the 1990s has kept average wages flat over the past 16 years. Indeed. guest workers have become the predominant source of new hires in these fields. The predominate source of new hires in information technology fields is coming through guest worker programs from abroad.