Maybe, but if you’re allocating all that resource in STEM, where do the essential trades (carpenters, plumbers, construction in general) come from? Without immigration, It’s a finite resource pool.
The analysis of losing unproductive workers and replacing them with highly skilled STEM graduates seems like a recipe for upset when a healthy economy needs more than just STEM.
The analysis of losing unproductive workers and replacing them with highly skilled STEM graduates seems like a recipe for upset when a healthy economy needs more than just STEM.