In the 20th and 21st centuries we have seen the exodus of American industries into Asian countries such as Japan, China, India, and Southeast Asia. Allegedly this was “justified” by lower costs of manufacturing in those countries, whether by lower salaries of the workers, or incentives provided by the governments of those countries.
My proposal is to stop the exodus of American industries into Asian countries. Such a process detrimentally impact the American economy, taking away jobs from US citizens and greencard holders, and giving them to foreign citizens. The collapse of the Rust Belt, former industrial powerhouses of America such as Detroit, and the associated crime, poverty, drugs, and other social problems is a testament to that. My point is that the exodus of American industries into Asian countries has cost the American economy more than just the simple quantifiable monetary amounts, but it has a very high unquantifiable ephemeral cost as well. Because in complex systems such as the economy, every part leans on every other part, a weakness in one part leads to a weakness in another part, leads to a weakness in the whole. The collapse of the Rust Belt has produced a collosal ripple effects that have impacted American society in ways that have yet to be quantified or fully understood.
The industries are a national resource that must be guarded from going away, like one erects a fence to keep the chickens from getting out of the garden. It can be said that China’s rise during the 20th and 21st centuries is because of their investment into industries, a large part due to the exodus of American industries into China. This process, which has made China stronger and America weaker, is a national security risk.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries there was an ongoing exodus of American industries into Japan, which build Japan up into an industrial and military power. Then Japan attacked the United States during WW2. Although there is now no war or aggression between China and the United States, some very prominent statesmen have been warning us that a strong China may could potentially turn on the United States in the future, just like Japan did during WW2. Now the American industries are instead moving into India and Southeast Asia.
I would make the claim that all of these Asian countries only care about themselves and their own interests. The US helped to make Japan and China strong by spurring their industrial development. Now they are helping to make India strong. So in the future, perhaps in a quarter-century India will turn into an industrial powerhouse, become strong, and then could potentially turn on the United States. The same metaphorical laws that govern the behavior of entire countries govern the behavior of individuals as well, since the large is a macrocosm of the small. It’s just like bad friends, when they need something from you they come begging at your feet. But when they become rich and powerful you’re nothing to them, they spit on you. So in the geopolitics it’s practically same, everyone is fighting to maximize their own advantage in this world, so they may feign allegiance to mooch off you, both people and countries.
My suggestion is to issue an edict to stop the exodus of American industries into these Asian countries, whose loyalties may not be guaranteed. And just because they’re friendly to the US today, doesn’t mean that in the future an opposition government won’t come to power, just like what happened in Iran. Allegiances change, and ultimately everyone is just looking out for themselves only. My suggestion is to instead advance industrial development in the United States themselves, especially in low income zones such as the Rust Belt and Southeast. So bring back the textile factories, smelting of kitchen utensils and car parts, and iPhone assembling plants. Almost everything that you buy in the Walmarts is made in China, India, Thailand, or Bangladesh. Those people are having decent paying jobs and raising families on one income while in the United States many people are jobless, and they get into crime and drug dealing as a way to make a living, which contributes to overall misery in the population and instability in the state itself.
If however we cannot live with outsourcing of American industries, then a very very small group of countries should be designated. American industries should be limited to only a small select group of absolutely loyal vassals that can be controlled. I would suggest some of the Latin American countries that are within the United States sphere of influence, such as Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and Dominican Republic. I am not an expert in Latin American geopolitics, but in grade school we learned about the Monroe Doctrine, stating that Latin America is within the United States sphere of influence, or at least it should be. Many American citizens are legal immigrants, or their parents and grandparents were, from these Latin American countries, so they should be within the sphere of influence.
If the US would be building factories in Mexico and other of these loyal countries in our metaphorical backyard, then the local people would be having good jobs, so they won’t get into crime and drugs, if they are salaried employees and productive people of the society. The United States need Mexico to be a safe buffer zone. The problem with the US southern border is in a large part due to the instability and chaos of Mexico itself. If Mexico was a stable country, then we wouldn’t be having to deal with all of these illegal immigrates crossing the border in the first place! Mexico should be made like Texas, once a “wild west” type of land, but turned into a good country for families to live in. And I think that the best way to do this would be to industrialize Mexico, which would provide good jobs for those people. In addition to making Mexico stable, it will also give the United States more leverage in Mexico, bringing Mexico closer to them as a loyal vassal within their sphere of influence. Because China is too big and too far away to be controlled or influenced via industrialization and capitalism. But Mexico can indeed be controlled and influenced to a huge degree via industrialization and capitalism. For example the Intel corporation has a semiconductor factory in Costa Rica. Now Costa Rica is one of the safest Latin American countries.
In conclusion, investing American industries into these Asian countries whose loyalty cannot be guaranteed is a national security risk, while investing in the United States themselves or in the Latin American countries such as Mexico will on the contrary make America safe and productive again.