... the elephant in the room being that Americans, apparently, are no longer the brightest minds and hardest workers. That's the problem that should be addressed, in my opinion.
What part of the country do you live in? Live where everyone is foreign born and the deterioration of the health care system, education and business slaps you in the face. Language issues, cultural issues and and ethic of saying something true or not with a straight face.
Americans not willing to work? Think that urban legend passed around by the slave traders.