It's not a simple balance-book question. Can you have too many capable people in one country, if one group is politically organized to the disparagement of another? Yes, you can. Yes, history has. All of history.
Further, it is hardly a matter of just high-skilled people. The vast bulk of "guest workers" are basically peasants and semi-skilled workers. It's all part of a larger ploy to drive up asset prices, drive down labor prices, and prevent national unity, which is much-feared by the ruling class.
Futher, should it not seem strange that both candidates, and both parties are in favor of a set of immigration policies that a majority of the people have consistently opposed decade-upon-decade? I hardly think pure democracy is a valid form of government, but at some point, after years and years and years, it is time to do the people's will rather than the elite's.
Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of problems with the visa system and immigration in general. A lot of policies are getting abused. However, the bottom line to me is that there's a lot of great foreign talent out there, and the best situation if you're living here in America is for companies to bring them over here and pay them competitive wages instead of setting up shop overseas and pay them a small fraction of what they would make here in the US.
Further, it is hardly a matter of just high-skilled people. The vast bulk of "guest workers" are basically peasants and semi-skilled workers. It's all part of a larger ploy to drive up asset prices, drive down labor prices, and prevent national unity, which is much-feared by the ruling class.
Futher, should it not seem strange that both candidates, and both parties are in favor of a set of immigration policies that a majority of the people have consistently opposed decade-upon-decade? I hardly think pure democracy is a valid form of government, but at some point, after years and years and years, it is time to do the people's will rather than the elite's.