I’m a former Cruznick, now a Trumper and agree that Trump is the man, if there is a man alive, that can correct the tilt against the American Worker that the Uni Party has built into the Trade Deals because of inherent corruption.
But, I’m also a former employer of a lot of people. And, I can say that WHEN you need good, well trained, highly educated, highly skilled people you can find yourself in a desperate situation if you can’t find them and you can go broke, real fast.
So, I believe what we are seeing is that the American Education System has turned out vacant minded naughts for several decades and some degree of desperation has set in. We all need all companies to THRIVE, not go broke and out of business. Evidence of this is all around but particularly in math and science scores. The US is waaaayyyy down on the list. Our schools today are more concerned about the boys sharing the girls showers than English skills and math skills. And, History ???!!!.....forrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggeeeeeeetttt about it!!!
All you say is true. Myself came here on a student visa, studied for master’s in Engineering, and worked for 25 years in American industry designing and manufacturing hardest working machines (cold forming of steel). Starting as a lowly draftsman, I ended up as corporate manager of advanced engineering and computer controlled manufacturing.
But as you describe, we have a problem. Which is shortage of skilled workers willing to work long and hard. But importing cheap foreign labor on H1-B visa’s is not a wise solution for the long term. Drastic changes are needed. Need reforms from beginning to end, starting with education. Bush, Cruz, Kasich, etc will always push for the cheap labor express, and lower American wages for the vast middle class. We need drastic changes in the stupid foreign trade deals which are currently draining $800 Billion plus every year from American job creating economy.
Yes, it will be short term pain to wean us off the cheap labor express, but it must be done for long range benefit of the hard working American middle class. Can Trump achieve the reforms? Only thing I know for sure is the other “principled conservatives” such as Bush, Cruz, Kasich, Fiorina, etc will never do it. With Trump we have a chance.