The reality of El Futuro begins to seep
Steve Urkel.
Posted to Diary on Mon Apr 21, 2008 at 01:34:41 PM EST. RSS.
into the conciousness of Californians.
California is starting to realize immigration has long term consequences - "Lack of skilled workers will lead to fiscal crisis, experts say":
With baby boomers preparing to retire as the best educated and most skilled workforce in U.S. history, a growing chorus of demographers and labor experts is raising concerns that workers in California and the nation lack the critical skills needed to replace them.At this point the Third World city option looks inevitable. For more on this dismal subject go here.In particular, experts say, the immigrant workers needed to fill many of the boomer jobs lack the English-language skills and basic educational levels to do so...
...the study, based largely on U.S. Census data, noted that 60% of the county's immigrant workers struggle with English and one-third lack high school diplomas.
The looming mismatch in the skills employers need and those workers offer could jeopardize the future economic vitality of California and the nation, experts say. Los Angeles County, the largest immigrant metropolis with about 3.5 million foreign-born residents, is at the forefront of this demographic trend.
"The question is, are we going to be a 21st century city with shared prosperity, or a Third World city with an elite group on top and the majority at poverty or near poverty wages?" asked Ernesto Cortes Jr....
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