14…"... California’s liberal immigration laws have been good for the progressive residents of Elysium. They benefit directly from the downward pressure that low-skill immigrants put on the wages for restaurant workers, cleaners, gardeners, and drivers.
The outcome of all of these supposedly progressive policies is the most racially unequal society in the whole of the United States.
After decades of progressives congratulating themselves on their anti-racism, low-wage workers — who are disproportionately people of color — today suffer the brunt of the state's housing, tax, and regulatory policies."
Forbes, Op. Cit.