The Socialists, Leftists, and Trump haters here obviously recognize that wage stagnation is a driving force behind the relentless pursuit of cheaper products which are manufactured in low wage countries. And they are quite correct.
What they will never admit is the fact that having as many as 20 million (or more) illegal undocumented aliens here is a driving force behind the wage stagnation they complain about. The "official" number of illegals has been stuck on 11 million for over a decade as the floodgates remained open to over 40,000 more illegals each month in Texas alone, so we should be bright enough to do the math and know that's a lie. Apprehensions by Customs Enforcement along the southern border were at least 26,248 illegals in October of 2016, and we know only a small percentage are caught coming in. The only reason the immigration system is broken is because we lost the will to enforce the working system we had. Passing new immigration laws will do nothing if the wall isn't built and the flood reversed by enforcing the law.
Add in greater manufacturing efficiencies due to automation, and you have a recipe for a disappearing middle class. Tax the hell out of corporations and that dwindling middle class in order to pay for an expanding Welfare State which supports both citizens and illegals, and you end up where we are now... swirling down the drain and crying that it can never be fixed. Meanwhile, the Lefties who whine the most will be the ones who fight any attempt to fix things.
