[someone7x]

I suppose the logic is that with the same bargaining power as domestic workers, there would be a lot less exploitation. By extension, "job taking" by underpaid foreigners would decrease but competition for jobs would increase.

[protonfish]

Exactly. I have worked with many new/aspiring Americans and have no problem with them and welcome the competition. The problem is that they have much more to lose, so they are open to abuse. If I don't like a job, I can quit, but they can be deported. Current immigration policy treats foreign workers like crap and nobody should have to compete with another worker with the same skills but with a government stamp that allows them to be treated like garbage.