Working in Java is a sure fire way to lose your job to someone toting an H1B visa that will do your job for ½ - 2/3 the pay. That’s if the job doesn’t get completely outsourced.
Isn’t Java the National Language of India? As far as there being a Talent sortage thats just the excuse Big firms like IBM, MS, and Indian Body shops use to justify bringing cheap labor into whatever country the lobbying in.