I know an engineer that is watching the same trend in those fields, and he feels secure in his job because his command of English allows him to prepare reports that Asians can’t, and also because they are more drone-like (without improvisation/imagination - which can’t be taught).
It is telling that the IT talent from around the world still want to come here; it is in stark contrast to much of the Hispanic immigrants, who are often illiterate IN SPANISH.
“Hispanic immigrants, who are often illiterate IN SPANISH.”
I know a landscaping contractor. He says that not only do these Hispanics not speak Spanish, they can’t count past three. He’s not kidding.
The other day I was in a bar with a buddy who is from Mexico, and speaks Spanish well. He was listening in on a conversation between two wetbacks. He said they were using mostly nonsensical words, and had no grammatical structure at all. He said it sounded like maybe they were mimicking other people at the bar, and mixing it with a little Spanish.
Actually, some of my resources in Argentina have better English language skills than most of my US resources. It'll all work out in the long run, though, as wages here in the US balance out with the rest of the world.