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Re:U.S. Team Wins First Place at International Math Olympiad by yummyfajitas on Thursday August 04, 2016 @09:18AM (#12225258)
It's true that rent seekers who currently use state-sanctioned violence to prevent economic competition might be harmed in a visible manner.

But factory workers are consumers too and gain (less visible) benefits from immigrants. I.e. if you work at factory X but consume goods produced at factory Y, you benefit from cheaper labor at factory Y. If you work at factory X but consume medicine, you benefit from having an Indian doctor and a Filipina nurse.

Re:U.S. Team Wins First Place at International Math Olympiad by Chris2048 on Friday August 05, 2016 @09:06AM (#12231963)
> but consume goods produced at factory Y, you benefit from cheaper labor at factory Y

Assuming the savings are passed on to the consumer.

I think it's more important that the owners vastly benefit, and may manage to push down wages across more than just one industry by leveraging economic differences between nations that only they can take advantage of.