Yaaku!! You made the right point dude. It is a bloody place to be in. Even with the right education and hardwork it just isnt enough to survive in this country. I did quite a bit of interviews in last 6 months and it all comes down to that 5 yrs of experience. Big companies normally hire contract engineers (cheap dhotis from India) for whom they can pay whatever they want and dont have to pay any benefits. For that reason they barely hire any body from the US unless it needs to be. Also racism is at peak during hiring process. There is a saying "American jobs and Mountains looks the same; the higher you go the more white it is". It is very tough to convince a red neck that I'm a good person with education and I'm not here to steal your fucking money. It sure is a sad reality here in the Mid West. I dont know how the rest of the country fare but here in Mid West it still has that 50s mentality.
For that reason i just wanna say fuck it and move on. I know Middle East aint a great place to be in but if my education is valued there why not move there.