Hunh? Who is saying that?
Not sure where you've been but the arguing here goes along the line that there are fewer jobs in the U.S. (actually that's not true but one thing at a time) and the reason is that taxes on imports are too low so we need import tax hikes to put folks back to work. Yeah, I know it's crazy but lots of freepers swear by it. I just swear.
Targeted tariffs, etc., do have their place.
As to my question, the undefined phrase “tax hikes” most commonly means raising income taxes. Raising the rate of personal and business income tax cuts job creation.