Yes if you are very skilled you increase your chance to find a job, but this simplistic reasoning does not apply to every industry. In some cases you can be ext

Yes if you are very skilled you increase your chance to find a job, but this simplistic reasoning does not apply to every industry. In some cases you can be extremely skilled professionally and still be jobless if you have to compete with an equally competent (or less..) employee in a country where labor is way cheaper. The competition becomes especially unfair in this case. About the example of universities, I dont advocate closing borders. I believe in self determination and industry/country to country bilateral agreements. It might be more difficult to put in place but it reflects people best interest and it is democratic. If UK universities believe its in their best interest to allow more foreign students, then they should lobby for this. There will be winnders and losers thats for sure. Not everyone would be better off. But I believe that the overall effect would be positive. Lastly, please consider the many countries in the world who are succesful without relying on major trade agreements. Instead they have negotiated many bilateral trade agreements with other countries. These reflect their best interest, for each industry.