[Earthdweller]

"You see, the standard of living in the third world is so low that nobody in America can compete with their third world counterpart. An American trucker can't compete with a Mexican trucker. An American computer programmer can't compete with an Indian computer programmer. An American radiologist can't compete with a Chinese radiologist."

The key to preserving our standard of living in a global economy will be to develop the third worlds rather than to import the third world into America...no small task.

In the interim we do need to keep a completive edge by allowing some lower wage earners to enter, but wiping out borders is not necessary.

[Mr J]

No kidding. There are six billion people on this planet, the vast majority of whom live in third-world conditions. You do the math on the impact on U.S. wages.