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by Sorgam 4214 days ago
It absolutely, positively hurts local labor - naturalized citizens - etc. Without a doubt.

I agree. But that's not a bad thing. That's the market operating more efficiently. The flipside is that it absolutely, positively helps foreign labor. Or alternatively, the overabundance of US citizens absolutely, positively hurts each other's labor.

What makes naturalized citizens so privileged? Surely they themselves are 2nd class citizens to native born Americans, who are in turn less deserving than descendants of actual American Indians. Drawing the line between "naturalized citizen" and "H1B visa holder" is quite arbitrary. It's still discrimination akin to racism or sexism.

Relevant quotes from recently posted article on Pavel Durov:

"Me myself, I’m not a big fan of the idea of countries"

"I consider myself a legal citizen of the world."