The point I am trying to make, poorly perhaps, is this is NOT what the president was saying. No part of the presidents answer was moving people into tech jobs.
The IEEE article tried to twist his response into saying Tech people were not adequately trained. That is not what he said either. Individuals do need to keep up with evolving technology or they will be left behind.
I am an consulting electrical engineer, working in the oil & gas industry. I GREATLY understand loss of jobs, and jobs going overseas. I have looked at taking a LARGE paycut in exchange for some job security.
The H1-B and L1 visas need to be brought back under control. There is some progress here, but not enough.
I am not wild about another government handout. But perhaps reasonable tariffs on import tech products (like software, design, etc) could be used as has been done in manufacturing.
See my reply in #318.