> The choice isn't just "manufacture in China" or "manufacture in the US".
Well, yeah. But the problem is that China has such a huge head start in all this that all the stuff I said about moving manufacturing to America would apply to Mexico too in terms of having to import components and/or raw materials from China, at least at first.
That said, in terms of national security concerns and such, yes, it would be in America's interest for Mexico to be a manufacturing powerhouse at or near China's level, and I'm sure Trump and his fans would appreciate that a booming Mexico would probably mean less illegal immigration to the US.
Well, yeah. But the problem is that China has such a huge head start in all this that all the stuff I said about moving manufacturing to America would apply to Mexico too in terms of having to import components and/or raw materials from China, at least at first.
That said, in terms of national security concerns and such, yes, it would be in America's interest for Mexico to be a manufacturing powerhouse at or near China's level, and I'm sure Trump and his fans would appreciate that a booming Mexico would probably mean less illegal immigration to the US.