Sorry,but you are mistaken. I have lived with results of NAFTA and have seen the devaststion of families on both sides of the border by it. The surge of uneducated opportunists illegally crossing border are a result of that.
A 500% increase in H1bs is a slap in the face to American workers and I know first hand how the companies abuse them.
No. No. No.
In order to turn this country around (not just manage the decline), we have to hit on all full cylinders in every aspect of economy, including trading with other countries. We will need a highly-skilled workforce to expedite our recovery. As we know, the free public education of this country is horrible. What does it produce? Fewer and fewer qualified students for colleges to become highly-skilled graduates (science, technology, engineering and math). It will take a generation or so to produce highly-skilled graduates of our own to participate in our economic recovery. Meanwhile, we have to borrow some of those from other countries.
Are you preparing for the ever-worsening skills gap?
By the way, did you have a chance to watch Ted Cruz's speech at Drake University yesterday?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBUMGoLAg_g