Our Upper Class is taking advantage of Chinese Cheap Labor and out greed. The Upper Crust do not see themselves as Americans, they are Citizens of the World. They think Americans are stupid, Trump supporting Hillbillies, with a bottle of moonshine in one hand and a Bible in the other. They see them as worthless, easy to manipulate, a few TV adds and they will vote any way they wish. Only needed for manual Labor until they can be replaced with Latinx Peons.
I think you have the so-called “elites” pegged perfectly.