Mr. Castillo-Chavez, the texas congressman who is so concerned about math and science degrees, has a bachelor's and master's in business administration. I was

Mr. Castillo-Chavez, the texas congressman who is so concerned about math and science degrees, has a bachelor's and master's in business administration. I was a little surprised - usually the politicians fretting about the scarcity of Americans in science are lawyers. A recent study by the RAND institute concluded that pay for science and engineering graduates has been lagging badly behind other professions, and that the low interest of Americans in these fields will change once pay catches up. Like that Onion article: "study finds 98% of commuters favor public transportation for others." Seems the same for science and engineering careers. Maybe we need a real role model. When Barak Obama speaks, people listen, and when our president emphasized the importance of science careers, I'm certain that he inspired hundreds of thousands of minority students in America to one day become lawyers who encourage engineering degrees for others.