And <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=8801578" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=8801578</a> had the proper response: &quot;Faulty logic. One of the biggest reasons for supporting liberalized immigration is that it lets people move to the areas where they are most productive. People in Guatemala become massively more productive when they move to the USA, which earns them higher wages and makes them better off (along with others who benefit from more production).&quot;<p>Thanks for the pointer to the previous discussion.