Is should be slightly more expensive to bring in immigrants
because one of the governments missions voters expect is to ensure that there is a job market where there are good well-paying jobs, not a market where it is flooded with immigrants that have driven down wages. Having American citizens and green card holders idled or having to work in a lower paying job is not a true free market because only the employers are benefiting.<p>Once the domestic pool of potential employers has dried up, then employers will bring in the slightly more expensive foreign labor.