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Does it come as a surprise to you that for CEO's of publically held companies "it is all about the bottom line"? You really need for them to say that? And besides, free markets and competition should be about the bottom line.

As for whether Americans would perform jobs that are performed by immigrants, legal or otherwise, you mention a "real wage." That sounds just like what a liberal democrat would say about a "living wage." We have plenty of folks in this country who don't want to work for what the market dictates to be the going rate. Fine. That's there choice. They can live on public support if their consciences will let them. But don't blame businesses for not wanting to pay above the market in order to compete with the welfare state.

the point you are missing: it is our own government that has created an unfair market for labor through easy visa programs like H1Bs, and through broken free trade agreements that have opened up the offshoring floodgates. This "labor market" you praise isn't some gift from god, its something created by men through willful and ignorant policy.

It is interesting to note that the group recommendation to congress is represented by vendors primarily making money off of hardware. Their hardware, such as HP printer cartridges, are protected by US patents, so they are not threatened. What they are outsourcing is the cost of call centers, and software engineering. Interesting to note that Microsoft, which relies on software revenue, is not a listed member of their group, although Microsoft has indicated it will outsource to India.