Earlier this week, I spoke with the Director of a local R&D lab.
Our conversation turned to the topic of the shortage of US graduates in science and engineering--particularly the derth of Americans earning post-graduate degrees in these fields.
He told me that this year, he had openings for 3 positions. He spent months searching for native-born PhDs (in three different engineering fields) to fill the positions, but to no avail. He couldn't find one.
Eventually, he was forced to take his employment search abroad, and help secure H1B visas for foreign workers.
This is a common issue throughout the country. In fact, last September, the National Academy of Engineering published a report on the essential role foreign-born skilled workers play in the US.
Simply put, the US doesn't graduate enough science and engineering PhDs per year to maintain the R&D, high tech, etc. infrastructure that is absolutely necessary to fuel a healthy economy and society.
Have a look at that report--it's a real eye-opener.
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"we have met the problem and it is us"
Pogo
For instance: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/derth
:-) Ah... Pogo