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We have learned the hard way that countries that do not manufacture their own goods - that are
dependent on another country or countries across the world to produce on their behalf - are left too
vulnerable.
Legislators are actively taking steps to ensure we do not see a repeat of 2020's economic fallout, though
issues with the global supply chain have existed for many years prior. Through the Chips and Science
Act, for example, President Biden aims to bolster domestic manufacturing, combat supply-chain inefficiencies,
create new jobs, and maintain America's edge for innovation - expecting that all these will
contribute to a competitive advantage that supports both economic resilience and national security. [...]
There will be government subsidies to help offset high labor costs when moving production home;
recently, Biden signed legislation to provide $52 billion in subsidies for building more than a half-dozen
semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Even with that significant incentive, those projects
face the labor shortage as well: there are more than 2.6 million job openings today for U.S. factories.
There is a solution to these challenges. Technology, for the first time in history, can help manufacturers
move production closer to home (or closer to where demand is) and solve for skill and scale in a way
that's not overly dependent on people. [...]
The key ingredient for success in any smart facility is intelligent automation. This, coupled with the right
talent, is how manufacturers make the promise of reshoring and nearshoring a reality. [...]
americanmachinist.com, November 3rd
, 2022
Document 2 : Economic future of U.S. depends on making engineering cool
Computer chips are the brains that power all modern electronics, from smartphones to fighter jets. The
United States used to build a lot of them but now largely depends on Asian manufacturers, a reliance
that the Biden administration sees as a major economic and national security risk. Hefty new government
subsidies aimed at reshoring manufacturing are sparking a construction boom of new chip factories,
but a dire shortage of engineers threatens the ambitious project.
By some estimates, the United States needs at least 50,000 new semiconductor engineers over the
next five years to staff all of the new factories and research labs that companies have said they plan to
build with subsidies from the Chips and Science Act, a number far exceeding current graduation rates
nationwide, according to Purdue University.
Additionally, legions of engineers in other specialties will be needed to deliver on other White House
priorities, including the retooling of auto manufacturing for electric vehicles and the production of
technology aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. [...]
Engineer shortages have long plagued the U.S. tech sector, with Google, Apple and others complaining
that immigration restrictions made it difficult to find employees. They've spent years pushing for an
expansion of the H1B visa program for highly skilled foreign workers, to little avail1
.
1. To little avail : en vain
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