That is true, but why are the products producted by the factories formerly located in the usa allowed into our market without a correction for the wage advantage gain by thier new location.
That is selective, Pat Buchannan-like, protectionism. I'm not sure how you would even enforce such a tarriff. If Ford is punished for moving a plant to Mexico, by imposing a tarriff on Ford products imported from Mexico, then what's to prevent Ford from re-labelling and selling their products to a middle-man to avoid the tarriff? What's to prevent Ford from establishing a front company in another country?
On the flip side, should we subsidize foreign companies that build factories in America (with non-union labor) like Toyota and Honda?