Visas for Workers

“U.S. Considers Visa Grants for Skilled Workers” (July 25) takes me back to the ‘60s, when the farmers were looking for help to pick their crops. Now, we seem to be at the other end of the spectrum: high tech. High tech degrees from our universities in the electronics field apparently are not as important anymore. It seems that business degrees (especially MBAs), law degrees and medical fields have taken over. This has happened as U.S. manufacturing has gone to other countries, thereby moving our work force to service-oriented businesses. The reduction of the U.S. defense budget has hurt the high-tech labor market. Another factor could be the high cost of living in the Silicon Valley.

RICHARD CAUBLE

Tustin