And you know what that really means...
US makes part A, ships to Mexico. Mexico makes parts B&C, assembles to part A.
We import parts A, B, C, and assemble into Good D.
BTW, the fact that "exports make no difference" sort of negates the argument that Exports Are Important, right?
If you're saying that you disapprove and you want the Feds to stop it by force, I disagree. Considering that Americans are at full employment at all time high wages, this 'value added crisis' is just not doing much harm. Government is not the solution, especially when there isn't a problem
FWIW, I wouldn't be willing to say "exports make no difference". Hey, 10% is still 10%.