It's well known around here by now that "STEM" should actually be "TE", Science and Math are horrible career choices in America. What's maybe less well known i

It's well known around here by now that "STEM" should actually be "TE", Science and Math are horrible career choices in America. What's maybe less well known is that in 1990 the NSF, along with universities and industry were warning of a critical shortfall projection in American scientists and mathematicians. The shortfall never existed but reforms were put in place to double the number of people recruited from abroad in these fields, causing the unemployment rate to soar and salaries to plummet. 1991 is when science and math quit being smart career choices for American graduates: http://users.nber.org/~peat/PapersFolder/Papers/SG/NSF.html http://users.nber.org/~peat/PapersFolder/Papers/SG/NSF.html