Sure, if you are excluding those over 40 in tech... which is very common now. Plenty of highly skilled gen x out there, but alas that old age bias in tech is a problem.
“....I can tell you that there simply not enough Americans in STEM programs.
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Recruit kids who can pass intelligence tests with high IQs as well as psychological tests that indicate their chances of being creative are fairly high. Then get them into OJT and weed out the non-performers during a probationary period. You’d be amazed at what a productive workforce you can create as long as you’re willing to make the employee development cost investment.
In California, it’s hard for the white men over 50 to get a tech job.
Companies game the system to get H1B workers. My husband still has a job, but he hates it, and he’s seen plenty of friends lose their jobs.
Fifteen years ago the people coming on H1B really were India’s “best and brightest”.
Today, not so much. A lot of really pedestrian candidates who don’t need to be here are coming. Looks like we’ve tapped out their top talent (or the economy in India has grown to the point where they choose to stay home).
But that F1 OPT student visa program is WAY out of control (and the raw numbers absolutely dwarf H1B)
Coming to Free Republic and the constant ball busting of the US work force is depressing.
My one you can hire me.