Watch What Happens When You Push Away Skilled Immigrants
I am confused about something that seems very basic, and hoping somebody can help me out with this.<p>I have always supported left politics, and I think I  understand the basics of supply-and-demand economics. If immigrants come to the US <i>looking for</i> work instead of <i>bringing</i> work, there should be a higher supply of labor, driving the low-end pay-rate down. Given that the low-end rate has gone down significantly throughout the 3 decades that I have been alive, how do we on the left reason that immigration is not a factor? Or is it?<p>Also related: I thought public resources and the labor market were the most central reasons for nations having immigration policies. Am I wrong about that?<p>My parents voted for Trump, (or we might say they voted against Clinton). They have since decided to support Bernie Sanders next time, but they point to immigration’s effect on the labor supply as the reason to keep the border closed.<p>I would like to think we can address this with far more dignified solutions than what is being popularly proposed, but first things first; what am I missing?