am no longer in the job market. So I depend on dividend paying stocks and capital gains. I no longer compete with highly skilled  immigrants and foreign work sharing to determine my charge out rate in my profession.

So I agree with him to a point, as long as the trade deals deals are fair, and the immigrants attracted are the top of the barrel, and bring value added benefits to the economy. I doubt adding 500,000 randomly per annum in a post-industrial rust belt economy  based on the Liberals "flavor of the day" is going to help the economy, thedebt, the stock market or the national debt in the long run. We dont need any more>PHDs driving taxis, or a shwarma shop on every corner.