[lacampbell]

This persistent myth that first world western countries need mass migration because there are jobs "$NATIONALY won't do" really needs to die. Japan is a high income first world nation, very low immigration, and yet somehow they are able to find people to drive taxis, serve food and sweep streets.

It's nothing more than an emotion based persuasion technique to get the first world working class to accept lower wages. Don't fall for it.

[Eridrus]

Food can be shipped though, so there's a cap on how high wages can rise unless you start adding import taxes.

[GFischer]

The U.S. uses import caps instead of import taxes to protect the local farmers and ranchers. My country and Argentina and Australia would sell them all the meat they could otherwise.

Europe does the same. So yes, farmers and ranchers are protected by import restrictions.

[crdoconnor]

...which is what Japan does.