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Being slightly detrimental is not exactly synonym for beating down.

• eli_gottlieb 11y ago
  So-called "slight" decreases to wages add up to quite a lot of money over whole careers. I don't see any reason to deliberately institute a policy that helps advantage capital over labor, when it is already so very advantaged.
  • erispoe 11y ago
    Because overall immigration does way more good than harm to a country, and that drawback effect on low wages can be countered by policy measures.
  • turar 11y ago
    That would actually put labor on the same footing with capital, since capital can already move freely across borders, while labor cannot.
    • winfred 11y ago
      Hmmm I can invest my capital in 30 countries easily with a carefully selected index fund. If I could move across borders freely, it would be hard (if not impossible) to do the same thing. So I'd say it isn't the same footing that applies.