See my post #13 on teachers and #9 on STEM graduates.
125,000 brand new foreign workers with work permits each month -- HERE'S THE PROOF
The sad fact is that our immigration system is not linked to our need for jobs. It brings in too many people (1.2 million legal permanent immigrants) and it doesn't bring in the skills we need to be competitive in the global ecomony. Despite a net loss of jobs during the decade ending in 2010, we brought in 13.9 million legal permanent immigrants, the highest in our history. And 57% of all immigrants, legal and illegal, are on at least one major welfare program.
Sad truth is that a generic education won’t land a job today.
The sad truth is that so many Americans are buying the propaganda that we need all these immigrants to do jobs Americans won't. Despite our failing K-12 education system, the most advanced country on earth should be able to produce the people we need to run our economy. I have no problem with "Einsteins" that can make major contributions to our nation, but the idea that we can't produce teachers to teach even English in our schools is just plain false.