The total dollar value v. jobs is a serious concern, but it actually reflects incredible productivity gains.
Those gains are in large part driven by liberal efforts to make labor more expensive. That effort simply compounds the bureaucratic (Federal, state and local) effects of taxation and regulation.
Liberals have increased the cost of labor beyond its marginal value.
Hence, high productivity, high value products and high profits to a smaller group (owners/capitalists) at the expense of labor.
Exactly what all Leftist programs do...the opposite of their stated intent.
Instead of a tariff we could impose a regulation tax. Tax imports to compensate for ridiculous Liberal Anti-Market regulations.