Econ 101 tells us that reductions in supply drive up demand.
Reductions in workforce size drive demand for workers. Employers will pay more for an employee when the pool is smaller. We are in the opposite now, employers can be extremely selective because there are 100s of people applying for the job. So why not demand the college graduate with 5+ years experience for the part-time barista job?
Again I'll ask, can you point me to a respected economist who advocates for Trump-style isolation policies as a way to increase wages for the working class? Thanks in advance.
edit: Seriously just gonna downvote and slink away? Put your money where you mouth is and tell me what Trump's immigration policy is or admit that he's nothing but a blowhard shouting "ban Muslims" and "build a wall". I'm sorry that you don't like having his own stances pointed out to you or that it exposes your obvious cognitive dissonance.
* Triple the number of ICE officers.
* Enhanced penalties for overstaying a visa.
* Detention—not catch-and-release.
* Defund sanctuary cities. Cut-off federal grants to any city which refuses to cooperate with federal law enforcement.
* Nationwide e-verify. This simple measure will protect jobs for unemployed Americans.
* End birthright citizenship.
Not that you genuinely care, otherwise you could have evolved your position by going to Trumps website where there is an entire section devoted to immigration issues. Beyond your MSNBC-Tier talking points about Wall & Ban Muslims; e-verify, defund sanctuary city curtailing the current laws, detention of illegals, criminal penalties to visa overstays and many more.
Your appeal to authority style argument won't be a very strong one, so I won't be finding "respected" economists who agree with me.
fakeedit: I can't down vote posts.