Bernie Sanders and the not so obvious outsourcing/insourcing paradox
I came across the article below which raises a really interesting paradox Bernie Sanders might have to deal with as part of his political platform. (just in time considering his win yesterday in the WI primary) He has recited over and over that trade deals and the elimination of trade barriers (NAFTA) have cost countless Americans their jobs and that he is consequently vehemently opposed to them. At the same time he is strongly advocating the legalization of illegals immigrants. The dilemma is that legalization of millions in undocumented immigrants would enable them to compete exactly for those jobs he is trying to protect domestically. Allowing an estimated 8 Mio immigrants to compete for the jobs of the American Blue Collar worker and the continued immigration stream sure to follow might be as damaging as keeping NAFTA alive.
Did Bernie Sanders create an Outsourcing / Insourcing Paradox ?