>Yup. It keeps inflation in check, and allows them to buy more stuff with their salary
Cheap labor keeps inflation in check by keeping the salaries low. The upper middle and upper classes reap those benefits, not the people whose salaries were kept low.
Repressing lower-middle class and working class salaries low to keep inflation in check is how you end up with Brexit, Trump, Le Pen, Golden Dawn, etc. This is a global phenomenon.
Cheap labor keeps inflation in check by keeping the salaries low. The upper middle and upper classes reap those benefits, not the people whose salaries were kept low.
Repressing lower-middle class and working class salaries low to keep inflation in check is how you end up with Brexit, Trump, Le Pen, Golden Dawn, etc. This is a global phenomenon.