The U.S. faces a dual crisis: declining math proficiency and a looming engineering shortfall. With math scores plummeting, fewer students are pursuing STEM careers, risking a significant talent gap. To sustain its technological edge, America must bolster math education and reassess its reliance on foreign talent through H-1B visas. Without reforms, its economic resilience is at stake.
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