[jackbenimble]

If you read my original post, you'll see that I agree that immigration of low-skill workers (whether legal or illegal) puts downward pressure on wages. I just don't think this is necessarily bad.

You favor depressing wages and the standard of living for the poorest working Americans so that the richest Americans can get richer?

You say that is not necessarily bad but under what circumstances would that be good? There is something wrong with your moral compass.

[Young Scholar]

You favor depressing wages and the standard of living for the poorest working Americans so that the richest Americans can get richer?

First of all, I don't think it will necessarily depress the standard of living of even poorer Americans in the long run. Immigration will help keep the cost of living down (particularly as the current population grows older), probably benefiting the middle class most, but also mitigating long-term damage to the lower classes.

You say that is not necessarily bad but under what circumstances would that be good? There is something wrong with your moral compass.

I think it is good for the country as a whole. You are right that it does harm poorer Americans, but morally, I don't think those Americans are any more deserving of the jobs than the even poorer immigrants who stand to benefit from coming here. Thus, it likely actually does more "moral" good than harm.