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First of all, I'm thrilled that there's a piece about my hometown. But when you mention the lack of skilled workers, you never investigate WHY those workers aren't present in San Antonio: we leave. I love it there, and I wish I could go back and find work for me, but I'm a graduate student in a scientific field. I'm not really wanted there. I've even tried to temp when I go back for Christmases, but the temp officers tell me up front that there's little work for someone with my skills, and that most of the temps they fill are for manual labor positions. I did some time working for minimum wage at a fast food restaurant when I was in high school, but there's no promise of anything much better than that for me there. Austin sucks many of the young and/or educated people right out of San Antonio. They have a huge university and some high tech industry. I'm glad to hear SA is booming for someone, but I don't think that someone will ever be me.
