I think you misunderstood my comment.
The article claimed that Republicans need to create more high paying blue collar jobs in order to “regain” the voters from “Middle America.”
That sounds like a futile strategy to me.
Well paid blue collar jobs are disappearing all over the world, not just in the USA.
And it’s not clear to me how we can stop that from happening.
As to massive LEGAL immigration - I was pointing out that low skill, lower paid jobs cannot be created fast enough in America to keep up with the 1.5 million new LEGAL immigrants who arrive here each year.
Massive LEGAL immigration harms low skill native born Americans.
It pushes down wages, reduces the number of open jobs, and limits upward mobility for low skill Americans.
The opposite of how it stated: tariffs.
When a BUYER with FREEDOM can choose between similar products, based upon pain to his wallet; he will usually by the cheaper one.
Thus, the American product WILL lose out because it costs more to produce; thus to buy.
Tariffs 'leveled' the playing field; costwise.
Only in some fields...
Things that cannot be automated too much as still a good choice.
I think that 'low skill native born Americans' harm themselves!
Gumminit makes it WAY too easy to STAY 'low skilled'.
But; if these folks were to somehow be high skilled; what jobs would they then get?