and I haven't seen a source yet that talks about what has happened from 2001 to 2004 - I imagine the trend described there has become even more acute as matriculating students choose their course of studies.
All the bots and free traders can do is claim "things will get better", "the theory says so", meanwhile more more bad news pours in. And more and more bad deals (CAFTA) get done. Persaonlly with so many people drinking the kool-aid these days I think it is too late to turn thngs around. The USA is finished as a super power and that fact will become crystal clear the moment that (protectionist) China or (protectionist) Europe wishes it too.
The USA has already lost super hi tect to (protectionist) Europe and has already lost bulk manurfacturing to (protectionist) Asia, nothing left for us but service industry and then only until (protectionist) India gets up to speed.