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First generation immigrant here so I feel entitled enough to respond.

<< If we think we can compete without immigration, we're going to find ourselves in a world of hurt.

The issue has been gamed well by the political class. It does not help that 'both sides' use language to further confuse the issue and score points with their chosen audiences.

That said, why.. or even how, would an American worker compete on salary. That, you will find, is the source of most of the discontent. That the target of that discontent is amusingly misdirected is quite anothe matter altogether and speaks only to the strength of propaganda apparatus in US.

<< It's the litmus test for how free our speech really is.

True.

<< If you advocate for free speech and then do something like this, then you're not a free speech advocate.

Also true.