[BrooklynRage]

Protecting against wage competition for H-1Bs: More money for me (U.S. citizen / permanent resident tech worker).

In favor of free trade: Cheaper goods for me.

It all boils down to "which collection of policies help me maximize my stuff?" Most people seem to take a more pragmatic approach, valuing tangible things over intellectual consistency.

[kofejnik]

or maybe intellectual consistency inevitably leads to maximising value for oneself