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I don't disagree with the Matthew Gertner article. As the differences between working with remote co-workers and local co-workers diminish, working remotely will become the preferred method, regardless of what our immigration policies are. Americans themselves will benefit, as they move to countries with lower costs of living. This is already happening with teams which do not require in-person interactions, but I think we are still a decade or two away from technology reaching a point where remote work can completely replicate the in-person experience and thus become the widespread and defacto standard.