[InABunkerUnderSF]

Colombian goods enter the U.S. duty-free under the Andean Trade Preference Act. Our goods are hit with tariffs.

Bares repeating.

Colombia's legal exports to the US are mostly oil, leather goods and flowers. Colombia's imports from the US are mostly manufactured goods, computer/communications equipment and medical equipment.

I know some people would like to fight global warming by raising the price of oil but other than the flower growers and leather smiths, how exactly does the current system benefit American workers?

[1rudeboy]

It stems from the belief (actually, it's an article of faith) that the United States doesn't manufacture anything worth exporting, and even if it did, the American worker cannot compete with a Colombian.

Therefore, the only response is to clamor that the government step-in and protect us.