There's a growing trend of hiring intelligent Japanese, Chinese and Indian workers at a fraction of cost to U.S. ones. When all workers are equally stupid - and U.S. having problems getting knowledgeable kids out of college*, well, you're shit out of luck and need to go overseas.
* The U.S. ranks 23rd among developed nations in the percentage of students with undergraduate degrees in science or engineering who are employed in related fields, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reported last year. The report analyzed employment trends for people age 25 to 34.
