"Nobody actually in the business ever complained about a STEM shortage." Yes, they have, to the point where legislation is being considered to award green card

"Nobody actually in the business ever complained about a STEM shortage." Yes, they have, to the point where legislation is being considered to award green cards specifically to recipients of MS or PhD degrees in STEM fields. http://judiciary.house.gov/issues/issues_STEM%20Jobs%20Act.html http://judiciary.house.gov/issues/issues_STEM%20Jobs%20Act.h... I completely agree with you that STEM should be a red herring. But it's hard to say that a focus on STEM is circumventing the issue when the notion of a shortage of STEM degrees is specifically built into the proposed legislation.