I am in favor of free trade between the 50 states. Across international borders, not so much. As for manufacturing being off shored, that is a matter of national security and those companies that do that should have the hell tariffed out of them.
Just look at South America, no manufacturing base equals no middle class and no defense worth a crap. The third world.
I generally agree with you on that, but it is the regulatory and taxation policies of our government and the inflationary policies of the Fed that have made American manufacturing less competitive. Those should be changed.
It's no excuse to abridge the liberties of citizens.