Access to overseas workers and robotics make this a very hard train for our governments to get in front of. That said, I'm not sure who else can help. 

I could have done without the name-calling, "spain36", to be honest, but you've pointed your finger in the direction of a possible ... if not a cure then at least perhaps a salve. Whether governments can do anything to help remains to be seen as this economic shift may be bigger than they are.