re: #68 Mich-again

American exceptionalism..

The right wing freaks out over illegal immigrants who come here to do menial labor, yet these same people promote importing more foreign scientists and engineers. The GOP does all they can to undermine all levels of the American education system and then fret over the lack of people with technical degrees here.

Wouldn’t it make more sense for Americans to promote more opportunities for higher education for our own children so that they can become the engineers and scientists we need.

Apparently what conservatives are trying to accomplish is to have American kids do the menial labor and have foreigners come in and take the high paying jobs that require advanced degrees.

Actually, the “shortage of scientists and engineers” is somewhat mythical —- the powers that be are simply interested in lowering the prevailing wages in these professions.