A few weeks ago I had lunch at Manhattan’s 21 Club with a Texas-based friend who runs a successful hotel group. Before the meal, I had assumed that this man — whom I shall call Frank — was supporting Jeb Bush in the Republican nominations. Frank is a sophisticated business player who understands the power of markets and globalisation; indeed, he is an immigrant himself, having arrived in the US from Europe several decades ago, and he employs Mexicans (and other immigrants) in his hotels.
幾周前,我在曼哈頓的21 Club和一位德克薩斯州的朋友共進午餐,此人經營著一家頗爲成功的酒店集團。在此之前,我以爲弗蘭克(Frank)在共和黨候選人提名的角逐中會支持傑布•布希(Jeb Bush)。弗蘭克是一位見多識廣的商人,理解市場和全球化的力量;而且,他本人就是一位移民,幾十年前從歐洲來到美國,他的酒店也僱傭墨西哥人(和其他移民)。