> I don’t understand what this means It means that politicians are going to protect the labor market for their constituents. Visa restrictions are a form of tr

> I don’t understand what this means It means that politicians are going to protect the labor market for their constituents. Visa restrictions are a form of trade protectionism except that the "good" being protected is labor. Sometimes companies win subsidies or protectionist tariffs just with lobbyists. Workers have actual votes.