Besides Germany, I can’t think of any large country that has retained significant numbers of high paying blue collar jobs.
And Germany is not perfect.
Government spending there is around 45% of GDP which is more than the USA spends.
And German industrial workers actually produce less - in dollar terms - than USA workers produce.
The future for low skill and many high skill blue collar jobs is not good.
Machines, robots, sophisticated software, and massive immigration are a threat to wages and employment at home, a threat that grows every year.
And, consumer wise, USA companies and individuals can use the Internet to purchase almost any product they like from a foreign country.
Can “Protectionist” policies really close the door on those cheaper products?
Can labor unions really take a larger share of profits without demoralizing investors or bankrupting the company?
To my eye, this glass is half empty, and it has a slow leak.
The first three allow you to have some of the CHEAPEST stuff on the planet.
Wanna give THAT up?
The fourth BUILT this country.
(I'll assume you were talking about BOARDER INVADERS instead of LEGAL immigrants) MASSIVE giveaways by OUR 'representatives' are the problem - NOT the ones that USE (and abuse) them.
More 'foreigners' are in Dubai than natives; but I can guarantee you that they will NOT end up being able to multiply and takeover THAT country!
Only 9 percent of the manufacturing labor force is unionized in the USA.