“350 million people and a dearth of qualified workers? Well, I guess we should throw open the borders then.”
Got it in ONE....
Another reason employers cannot find “qualified” people is DRUG TESTING...
You’d be utterly amazed at how many people under 40 (and a lot OVER 40) can’t pass a drug screen.
You're right to put "qualified" in quotes: whether one's system contains inactive metabolic byproducts of the joint one smoked two weeks ago (or even last night) has no bearing on one's ability to do a job.