Comment by openforce

American kids drop out of school at a very high rate. The percentage who make it higher education is so less, the institutions have to look at foreign kids for their income. The kids from India and China who come here for higher education stay back and try to get a job (So that they can pay off their loans) If they get lucky, they get a H1B and stay back to earn a living. So yes, Americans don't go to tech as much as other nationalities do. Yes, there are not enough of non asian/Indian Americans who make it to the level demanded by these jobs. Lazy, yes, usually the immigrants are more driven than the resident population.