That is the central debate isnt it?  The market fix is to increase wages until &quot;shortages&quot; disappear.  The disingenuous fix is to claim there is a &quot;shortage&quot; and import workers to broaden the supply.  That is great for hard-working foreign workers, but sucks for the domestic graduate pool that has a higher standard of living -- most Americans simply will not raise a family in a shared 2br apartment -- while that is common for immigrants.  So they will instead seek better pay in other industries.<p>This is all fine, but it is disingenuous to claim shortages when the real problem is a refusal to pay market wages.