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I don't understand your assertion -- the deportation thing is BS, but working conditions seem to be favorable enough that people are willing to leave their fami
by iigs 17y ago
I don't understand your assertion -- the deportation thing is BS, but working conditions seem to be favorable enough that people are willing to leave their families behind and work in the USA.
I don't really want to argue about immigration on here. Suffice it to say I welcome any skilled people who want to contribute to the GDP and body of technical expertise in my country.
The point I was hoping to make is that even if a glut of talent depresses salaries it's worth it in order to stay globally competetive.
- tptacek 17y agoIt's impossible to extract the deportation thing from the debate. If immigrants were working on a level playing field with natives, this would just be about xenophobia and protectionism. But they aren't. They work under unfair terms that depress their wages and, by extension, the wages of the entire field. It's not simply that a Bulgarian or Thai developer will do the same job for less money; it's that the system is rigged so that they essentially have to work for less money.