u.s. companies, the army, et. al. do not look at u.s. skilled workers, especially with experience and proven ability, which has to be paid for. in over 5 yrs, my masters in comp sci, published articles in peer reviewed journals, data compression patent, have all gotten offers for temporary contracts as a so called consultant for $9-/hr to format machines or enter data; $27-/svc call -- a guaranteed 4-8 svc calls per week; $16-/hr as a data entry manager for a 3 month contract. as for the u.s. army & airlines that need u.s. citizens & c programmers with knowledge of encryption/decryption -- no response at all to applying to a job post. ... if you or i, open up, my local paper, there avg 2-4 computer help ads in the sunday paper. used to be, 5+ yrs ago, 2-6 FULL PAGES of ads. don't insult our intelligence. there are no jobs out there, except for high school graduates that know how to use computers and are willing to work for minimum wage. the shortage is the fault of the employers who won't hire americans, at american prices.