The most common debate about these people is whether they take jobs from Americans. That’s a fair question. The people asking that question assume that their own joblessness is due to the presence of these newcomers. They don’t recognize that these foreigners are here at the behest of corporations, who long to pay people less because they cannot claim the same labor protections as you or me.

Our lack of jobs is not because of any oppressed class of people…domestic or foreign. It is because the corporations in the 90’s convinced both parties that the greater corporate profits that could be extracted from foreign markets, would trickle down to the American people whose jobs would be sacrificed.

That Americans now blame third world people rather than the ruling domestic elites is proof that the manufactured consent was highly successful.

Governments love it just as much. They’re the ones putting those conditions on backpacker visas, they’re turning a blind eye to known exploitation of student visas, they’re the ones allowing huge influxes of people (legally and illegally) without doing anything about the infrastructure needed to support them.

Stop blaming everything on corporations - corporations are a figment of statism. They would not exist in their current form without massive governments.

These people are being exploited because it uplifts everyone else’s quality of life. It’s that simple.

Whether you’re a self-proclaimed socialist living in a million dollar+ house or a right-wing businessman made wealthy off cheap labour - both sides are benefitting from this and will shit themselves if/when the gravy train ever stops.