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It's true that rent seekers who currently use state-sanctioned violence to prevent economic competition might be harmed in a visible manner. But factory worker
by yummyfajitas 10y ago
It's true that rent seekers who currently use state-sanctioned violence to prevent economic competition might be harmed in a visible manner.
But factory workers are consumers too and gain (less visible) benefits from immigrants. I.e. if you work at factory X but consume goods produced at factory Y, you benefit from cheaper labor at factory Y. If you work at factory X but consume medicine, you benefit from having an Indian doctor and a Filipina nurse.
- Chris2048 10y ago> but consume goods produced at factory Y, you benefit from cheaper labor at factory Y Assuming the savings are passed on to the consumer. I think it's more important that the owners vastly benefit, and may manage to push down wages across more than just one industry by leveraging economic differences between nations that only they can take advantage of.