Yup. Mexican labor isn’t a great thing. American tech rep’s don’t like traveling there, safety issues. International manufacturing dealings add complexity. Hopefully your conjecture is on target.
“Yup. Mexican labor isn’t a great thing. American tech rep’s don’t like traveling there, safety issues. International manufacturing dealings add complexity.”
I agree. International travel sounds exotic and a lot of fun, but no doubt it gets old fast, even for execs. Not to mention having to bribe officials (and face US jail time if caught), and just the disruption in life.
When manufacturing started leaving here, it was simply because our system (i.e., government, with help from the unions) no longer supported competitive manufacturing.