People say that you show your true colors when the going gets tough. Well, the going is tough. And apparently, our colors are xenophobic.
This was the case historically, and it is the case now. Trouble comes, and we turn inward. Up the tariffs, restrict trade from foreign countries, turn out the foreigners within, close off the borders, listen to more Lou Dobbs...
And this WSJ article, "Job Fight: Immigrants vs. Locals" sure ain't gonna help.
I'm not sure where I stand with this. Certainly, I understand the frustration of locals who see their local jobs being "stolen" by immigrants. But I can see no reason why locals should be preferred. Unless they're manifestly more productive, work at lower costs, are more valuable workers, etc. So long as the immigrants are in the country, the negative externalities seem to be the same whoever gets their feet in the door, and whoever gets left out in the cold...
Rough times in America... --> xenophobia!
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