Michael Porter basically just took IO texts and rewrote them for business people. He's a nice entry point if you're interested.

The problem is the policy driving it is bad. Rather than high-skilled workers, we're letting in low-to-mid-skilled young people. On paper, this plugs the demographic hole. But a lack of planning on infrastructure (housing, etc.) means that prices of those assets has gone through the roof. This has created poor economic incentives to invest in labour intensive industries and housing rather than the innovative, productive part of the economy. What happens when you want to open a software company but can't find workers? Maybe you open a house painting company instead, if the money on offer is high enough.

We shouldn't blame the immigrant -- they are trying to improve their lives. But you definitely can blame poor policy.

Welcome to capitalism and the free world. Sometimes we just need to be tolerant of others and let them get on with it.

We seem to live in a world where wishful thinking often overrules facts to our detriment. Yours is a good example that if we want to optimize our actions to promote environmental goals, we need to properly consider those goals and not substitute how we feel about an issue. Thanks for pushing back!