interesting contradiction about needing H1B workers

I thought this article raises an interesting contradiction:

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17800189

The quote:

 "Hummel says he's had some jobs open for two years looking for qualified
people, and, if he can't hire someone to do a job, he has to pay
consultants three or four times the salary rate."

to me says he *can* find qualified workers (the consultants), he just
doesn't  want to pay the going rate.  So he looks for H1B workers instead.

Scott