&gt;&gt;They are trying to protect US citizens from losing their jobs (or getting wages cut) due to a sudden availability of cheap labor.<p>Mmmm. I hear you. Sort of. Your argument though, is not very different from the &quot;women are taking jobs that rightfully belong to men&quot; spiel that was all the rage after WWII.<p>I suspect that my argument is fundamentally based on wishful thinking. That said, you can&#x27;t have your cake and eat it. The &#x27;race to the bottom&#x27; you alude to is already happening with offshoring though.<p>But my central argument remains ... foreigners (based on borders determined by middle aged white men a couple of centuries ago), remain the last &#x27;minority&#x27; group that you can still discriminate against, vocally, in polite society.