Remember that these times are "minimums" which means that alot of people have more than that! Continental has over 19000 (yes that is the right amount of zeros) on file and COEX has a substantial amount. There is no pilot "shortage", at the national airlines and up, but there is one at the bottom where the CFI's are. We have a substantial number of "foreign" pilots who have married or otherwise recieved residency or sponsored by relatives already living here. In any case, it was what the person knows and how he handles him/herself not the hours of experience. Cheers!