May I point out it is not the role of the Government to “protect” jobs.. Even if factories do come back chances are they would mostly automated with robots.. Protectionism is not the answer.. Don’t forget there are good paying jobs in the South....
However it is the government's job to protect its citizens. This was not accomplished by government to government lobbyist trade deals that have caused economic ruin promising that this would create good jobs here with only the less skilled jobs being off-shored.