<story><title>The STEM Crisis Is a Myth (2013)</title><url>http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>RachelF</author><text>There is not a shortage of STEM graduates. However, from an employer&amp;#x27;s point of view, there is a shortage of cheap STEM graduates. Hence the recent tech company uproar over the skilled visa changes.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>trendia</author><text>The companies should just admit:&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;There is a shortage of STEM graduates at the price I want to pay.&amp;quot;</text></comment>
<story><title>The STEM Crisis Is a Myth (2013)</title><url>http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>RachelF</author><text>There is not a shortage of STEM graduates. However, from an employer&amp;#x27;s point of view, there is a shortage of cheap STEM graduates. Hence the recent tech company uproar over the skilled visa changes.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ecnal</author><text>Those are the same thing. You may as well say that there is no shortage of food in Venezuela, just a shortage of cheap food.&lt;p&gt;The reason companies can&amp;#x27;t get STEM grads at the prices they&amp;#x27;re willing to pay is because those STEM grads can simply work for a company willing to pay more. That&amp;#x27;s not a problem for the grads (you bet your ass I&amp;#x27;m not complaining too much, haha), but it is for everyone who wants to hire them.</text></comment>