Everyone else would be poorer, because of competition from a billions-strong labor pool.
For a start, legitimate businesses lose sales because of competition from counterfeiters.
Sugar beet production depends heavily on government subsidy because of competition from imported cane sugar.
The reservation has no casinos because of competition from nearby Reno, he said.
"The town was dying, mainly because of competition from nearby malls," said Borough Councilwoman Linda Besink.
Manufacturers are shifting to over-the-counter sales because of competition from generic copies.
A number have been scuttled altogether because of competition from historically low prices for natural gas.
Mr. Coleman said Hitchcock was ceasing production because of competition from inexpensive furniture made overseas, particularly in Asia.
A nephew who works as a house painter had trouble finding high-paying work because of competition from illegal immigrants.
Mr. Forman closed the metalware business in the early 1980's, because of competition from foreign imports.
Fox, the No. 4 American television network, was less attractive to advertisers because of competition from NBC and CBS.
