<p>I am sympathetic to the OP’s comment, even though I may not agree with everything he/she said. Our undergraduate education is probably screwed up by the social and political agendas such as gender balance or affirmative action, etc. After getting burnt badly by several hiring failures, I no longer consider American graduates seriously unless I have a work trial period. Asian graduates are more dedicated, quicker, (probably smarter,) and most importantly, capable of delivering results. As a faculty in a major US research university, I know that university administrators tend to bend themselves towards a variety of social and political agendas. But in the long run, these agendas will indiscriminately hurt those people they intend to promote, regardless their actual ability, because employers are well aware of these programs. Right now, over 50% of the faculty members in my department are foreign-born. My lab is completely filled with foreign graduates. This trend will continue to grow if the administrators keep screwing things up.</p>