barneystinson69 said:
There isn't anyway to fix it, as Canada has no negotiating power to actually fight for keeping its jobs, unlike America who has far more people and can. Or are you talking about America? If thats the case, closing borders prevents illegal immigration = more jobs and fairer wages for Americans. Trade deals in general cause the job loses, so getting rid of them at leasts help with stopping the bleeding. Trump has said he will fight for American jobs, and well that waits to be seen. |
How does it lead to fairer wages?
For example, I live in Ontario. Every summer there are thousands of seasonal workers around here coming from Mexico and Jamaica to help with the harvest. This keeps Canadian farmed food affordable and competive in pricing, which provides more jobs for processing and distribution.
Now you could ban that practice, farmers still wouldn't be able to afford paying higher wages, farms close, more jobs lost than won.
You could raise the import tax on food to keep Ontario farms competitive. People spend more money on food, can't afford other essentials, starve during winter :)
The system is far from perfect, yet simply closing the borders will do more harm than good.
But Trump has the solution, Hire American (pay more), Buy American (pay more), and somehow you'll be able to afford that... Sure, if everyone is willing to go back to a lower standard of living. They won't do it to save the planet, perhaps they'll do it to make America great again.
Anyway Trump closing the borders has benefits for Canada too
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/11/could-trump-trigger-a-silicon-valley-brain-drain
And we don't have to worry about this anymore
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/brain-drain-u-s-firms-should-pay-canada-for-top-talent-tech-ceo-says-1.3664956
