<p>The immigration issue is an old issue. Grandparents on both sides of my family were college educated but were unable to work in their field here in the US and we are talking 8 decades ago. I also agree that for some, staying in the educational arena is “easier” than pounding pavement which produces well educated young people with not very strong skills in the workplace. I also agree with NJSue that many equate education with economic prosperity and that is not necessarily true. Finally, as far as poor mental health - to me it’s “which comes first, the chicken or the egg.” There are more unstable people in colleges in my opinion now than there was generations past. People really do rise to their level of incompetence. </p>