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All immigration serves to drive overall wages down.

But most immigrants from Mexico do not drive down IT workers wages. But abuse and increase of H1-B Visas does down IT worker wages.

You can argue it does indirectly.

If blue collar job wages are driven very low, more people will choose STEM careers, which will also serve to drive IT job wages down.

so, as long as it is not in IT industry, it is okay to drive the wages down ?

I was simply replying in the context of the article which is regarding abuse of H1-B visas and a fix. Actually it applies to the larger category of all of STEM, not only IT.

I don't think it is right to drive anyone's wages down through immigration whether working class or STEM.

No basic income serves to drive overall wages down.

I agree with that, but not sure how it refutes the point I was making.

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