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YES. If corporations couldn't get the government to import cheap labor, and especially cheap labor subject to deportation when terminated by their employers (an

YES. If corporations couldn't get the government to import cheap labor, and especially cheap labor subject to deportation when terminated by their employers (and thus extremely easy to abuse), they would have no choice but to increase our wages. Meanwhile, there are actual laws that prohibit you from importing prescription drugs from countries where they're sold for a fraction of the cost they are here, even when those drugs were originally manufactured in the US! What about the free market? Unbelievable.

bediger4000 11y ago
What about the free market? In the case of pharmaceuticals, there probably isn't a free market at all. Regulatory capture has happened, and we're seeing the end result. In other things, the idea is "globalization for me, but not for thee". That is, ship US IT jobs to India or Viet Nam or where ever, but keep lawyers and doctors scarce in the US, and forbid bringing in cheap subsitutes. Or perhaps region codes: keep prices high in US and western Europe, but allow lower prices for Africa and South Asia, via DRM.
- iofj 11y ago
  For a doctor with a valid work permit for the US, becoming a US-certified doctor (allowed to practice medicine) is essentially the same process as for any US doctor. You're basically interviewing to study under an existing doctor in a particular specialization for a period depending on the exact specialization, but minimum 2 years and I believe up to 5 years (you have to interview and get hired for this job). After that, assuming the guy/woman you studied under supports your application, you get your medical licence. The issue is interviewing successfully without support from a US institution. For a lawyer it's much simpler : either you interview and get hired by a company, or you take the bar exam. Exactly the same process as US citizens (you do need a valid work permit - but that would be required for actually doing any law work anyway - although it can delay things). I know 2 lawyers doing cases in the US that aren't US citizens.

bediger4000 11y ago

What about the free market? In the case of pharmaceuticals, there probably isn't a free market at all. Regulatory capture has happened, and we're seeing the end result. In other things, the idea is "globalization for me, but not for thee". That is, ship US IT jobs to India or Viet Nam or where ever, but keep lawyers and doctors scarce in the US, and forbid bringing in cheap subsitutes. Or perhaps region codes: keep prices high in US and western Europe, but allow lower prices for Africa and South Asia, via DRM.

iofj 11y ago
For a doctor with a valid work permit for the US, becoming a US-certified doctor (allowed to practice medicine) is essentially the same process as for any US doctor. You're basically interviewing to study under an existing doctor in a particular specialization for a period depending on the exact specialization, but minimum 2 years and I believe up to 5 years (you have to interview and get hired for this job). After that, assuming the guy/woman you studied under supports your application, you get your medical licence. The issue is interviewing successfully without support from a US institution. For a lawyer it's much simpler : either you interview and get hired by a company, or you take the bar exam. Exactly the same process as US citizens (you do need a valid work permit - but that would be required for actually doing any law work anyway - although it can delay things). I know 2 lawyers doing cases in the US that aren't US citizens.