The Tech Industry Demographics Mirror The Engineering Graduate Demographics

Politicians and the Media are demanding that the Tech Industry hire more Non-Asian "People of Color" for their Technical positions. The number of Black and Hispanic people with Computer Science and Engineering Degrees does not match the Demographics of the United States. The demands that the Tech Industries Demographics should match the Demographics of the United States is just another example of the misleading claims that "People of Color" are not being given the same opportunities as White people and Asians.

The following chart shows the number of students enrolled in Engineering by Sex and Race in 2015. It also includes the number of students, by Sex and Race, enrolled in Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral Programs. The enrollment data shows an overwhelmingly high number of White Male students versus the total number of Engineering students.

This is the Pool of available Engineers that the Tech Industry has to choose from. They cannot hire people that do not exist. If they try to achieve an employee ratio based on the United States Demographics, they would have to Racially and Sexually Discriminate in their Recruitment, Hiring, Compensation and Promotions practices. This, of course, would be a violation of Federal Laws against Discrimination.

Politicians, the Media, the Schools and the School Counselors, should encourage students to pursue the appropriate High School courses, and counsel the students on the necessary coursework required to apply for admission to an Engineering or Computer Science Program. Complaining that the companies are not hiring people that do not exist is just another Political ploy to put pressure on the companies for something that is not their fault. It is the fault of the Politicians, who for Decades have not done anything to improve the local school systems in historically Poor neighborhoods. They have spent all of their time trying to play the Blame Game.


The following Chart shows the 2011 Technical Employment by Sex. It includes the Total United States Employment by Sex, the Computer Occupations Employment by Sex and the Engineering Occupations Employment by Sex.

The 2011 Technical Employment by Race also shows an overwhelmingly White workforce in the Engineering and Computer Science Fields. The following Chart illustrates this very clearly.

The number of Engineering Degrees Awarded in 2015 categorized by Sex and Race again shows the that the Engineering Profession is overwhelmingly White and Male. There is nothing Racist or Sexist about this. The number of students entering College and Majoring in Engineering continues to be dominated by White Males. When these White Males graduate from College with their Engineering Degrees, the Tech Companies are there to hire them. The Tech Companies, and other Industries that require Engineers, will offer them very competitive Salaries.

The following Chart shows the number of Engineering Degrees awarded in 2015 broken out by Sex and Race. It also shows the breakdown of the number of Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral Degrees awarded by Sex and Race. The advanced Degrees are also dominated by White Males.

The Racial breakdown of Engineering Professors in 2015 were 64% White, 2.7% Black, 29% Asian, and 4.2% Hispanic. The following chart shows the number of Engineering Professors by Race, and is broken out by the number of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Full Professor. White Professors vastly outnumber any other Race in the field of Engineering Professors. This is not unusual, since there are more White people in the Engineering field than any other Race, and therefore would also dominate the number of people in this Profession.

The Tech Industry can not hire people who do not exist. The available number of Engineers is determined by the number of students who choose and complete a College Engineering Program. That is determined by the early education and High School education, opportunities, counseling, encouragement and desires of the Students. You can not Legislate College choices to try and force the Demographics of the Tech Industry, or any Industry, to match the Demographics of the United States.

The 2nd Amendment Has Been Obsolete For More Than One Hundred Years!

The 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

The first Militias were organized in the Massachusetts Bay Colony on December 13th, 1636 to defend against the growing threat of the Pequot Indians.

The Militia tradition meant citizens organizing themselves into Military units, responsible for their own defense. The members of the Militias were responsible for supplying their own firearms, ammunition and any other miscellaneous equipment necessary to fulfill their duty as Militia members.

The First Militia Act of 1792, passed May 2, 1792, authorized the President of the United States to call out the Militias of the several states, "whenever the United States shall be invaded, or be in imminent danger of invasion from any foreign nation or Indian Tribe".

The Second Militia Act of 1792 States that all Militia members shall provide themselves with "a musket, bayonet and belt, two spare flints, a box able to contain not less than 24 suitable cartridges, and a knapsack. Or, those enrolled, were to provide himself with a powder horn, 1/4 pound of gunpowder, 20 rifle balls, a shot-pouch, and a knapsack."

The Militia Acts were passed after the significant United States losses at St. Clair's defeat in 1791. St. Clair's defeat was blamed in part on the poor organization and equipment of the Army.

Article I, Section 8: Clause 15 of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to pass laws for "calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions."

Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution designates the President of the United States as the Commander-In-Chief of the State Militias "when called into the actual Service of the United States."

The Militia Act of 1903, Section 4 states: "That whenever the United States is invaded, or in danger of invasion from any foreign nation, or of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States, or the President is unable, with the other forces at his command, to execute the laws of the Union in any part thereof, it shall be lawful for the President to call forth, for a period not exceeding nine months, such number of the Militia of the State or of the States or Territories or of the District of Columbia as he may deem necessary to repel such invasion, suppress such rebellion, or to enable him to execute such laws, and to issue his orders for that purpose to such officers of the Militia as he may think proper."

The Militia Act of 1903, Section 13 states: "That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to issue, on the requisitions of the Governors of the several States and Territories, or of the Commanding General of the Militia of the District of Columbia, such number of the United States standard service magazine arms, bayonets, bayonet scabbards, gun slings, belts, and such other necessary accouterments and equipments as are required for the Army of the United States, for arming all of the organized Militia in said States and Territories and District of Columbia, without charging the cost or value thereof..."

The National Defense Act of 1916 authorized the President to mobilize the National Guard in case of War or other National Emergency, for the duration of the event.

Private Militias have not been a part of the United States Defense System for more than one hundred years. The Legal Militias in the United States are supplied Guns, Ammunition, and anything else that they need to perform thier duties. The 2nd Amendment, which was necessary to allow the people to have the necessary weapons when called upon to protect the States, or Federal interests, has not been needed for more than one hundred years.

To claim that you have the "Right to Bear Arms", is taking the 2nd Amendment to a place that it was never intended to go. People are buying and possessing guns to come together in a common defense of their State or the United States, here or on Foreign Soil.