That’s probably because it’s antithetical to current economic and political thought (free global trade is an unalloyed good). Of course this has an impact. It’s the converse of the rising foreign economy where the local worker has seen their incomes rise due to export driven economics. They’re exporting their labor, we’re importing to complement our labor and that has placed negative pressure on wages.
It’s clearly seen in farm workers. Large agri businesses say that unless they have cheap imported labor, they can’t afford workers. But that does not stand. In their current economic model cheap labor is necessary, but it’s not inherently necessary.
The late 1990s to early 2000s anti-WTO leftists understood this, Perot understood this, but they were vanquished by non labor interests.
It’s clearly seen in farm workers. Large agri businesses say that unless they have cheap imported labor, they can’t afford workers. But that does not stand. In their current economic model cheap labor is necessary, but it’s not inherently necessary.
The late 1990s to early 2000s anti-WTO leftists understood this, Perot understood this, but they were vanquished by non labor interests.