"Here's the deal" (winks the capitalist to the Mexican/Indian/Filipino), "You come here and take a job for less than the prevailing wages. In exchange, you get

"Here's the deal" (winks the capitalist to the Mexican/Indian/Filipino), "You come here and take a job for less than the prevailing wages. In exchange, you get to live in a place that has traditions, institutions, infrastructure, social programs, laws, etc, that supplement your salary...all at no cost to me." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons Keep in mind, that everything is paid for. By someone. Just because it isn't person X who is paying, doesn't mean it is good policy when person X writes a column in Reason magazine.