It isn’t necessarily, but it’s currently used in the US to allow the wealthy to avoid investing in Americans. Instead of investing in Americans by lowering cos

It isn’t necessarily, but it’s currently used in the US to allow the wealthy to avoid investing in Americans. Instead of investing in Americans by lowering costs of necessities (food, housing, education, children) they chase short term profits for the benefits of shareholders (which is by and large the ultra rich). It’s much cheaper to import labor where the above costs were paid for by somebody else.