[Texas_Dawg]

There are trade barriers and subsidies erected by other countries that play a significant role in our trade deficits. These barriers contradict the notion of 'free'.

Maybe not free on their end, but free on ours. And that's all that matters. As long as our markets are free, we will continue to greatly outpace them economically as we have for decades.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry employed in a way in which we have some advantage." -- Adam Smith

[SolutionsOnly]

***"Maybe not free on their end, but free on ours. And that's all that matters. As long as our markets are free, we will continue to greatly outpace them economically as we have for decades."***

In which case, Lou Dobbs should be receiving no criticism for his reporting on illegal immigration, trade deficits, and outsourcing. It educates the American consumer who can then vote with their dollars. But without those like Lou Dobbs who are willing to take the heat by merely exposing wht's really going on, we are talking about skewed situation. If the consumer is informed and still chooses to cast his dollar vote with the imported laborer/product then I'm OK with it.