"It will encourage folks to "buy American" by making foreign made goods more expensive. That sounds good."
Also could have the effects of a tax increase on Americans in general. Some products are actually made better in some foreign countries like it or not. So we would now have to choose between possibly buying an inferior product in some cases.
Point well taken!
However, if you believe in a free market, then quality may be reflected in the price of a product and competition will put pressure to equalize the weighted price of goods.