The comments following Will Wilkinson's NPR Commentary, that is. Wilkinson makes the important point that immigration restrictions for skilled workers are a nice bit of protectionism for the well-educated that increases our wages relative to what they would be in a truly free market (I need to start rent-seeking, pronto). It's a sound argument. But, after reading comment after comment that dodged Will's argument by calling him names and questioning his integrity, I couldn't help but agree that he's wrong. After all, people wouldn't heap that much invective on him if he was right, would they?

Would they?

HT: Will Wilkinson.