Xiaofan Chen wrote:

> A government should protect its citizens and give them means to prosper.

The government should stay out of its citizens' way, and let them create 
their own wealth.

> Certain protection of certain industry is inevitable. Even for those so 
> called
> "free trade" countries, there ought to have some kind of protection.

I've never heard a rational, logical explanation why the above statement is 
true.

[snip]

>> Given the current legislation, workers in question must go back to their
>> home country after their period of employment (measured in months) is 
>> over.
>
> The thing is that they can apply for green card and switch job and have
> better life.

Not very many succeed. I know some people personally, who have spent years 
and thousands of dollars trying to get the green card (unsuccessfully).

-Vitaliy 

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