Just like Tariffs on automobile imports; instead of having really cheap alternatives to American made products it allows the consumer more likely to pick a product made and built here rather than another country. Such as a Corvette as opposed to a Lamborghini. If that Lamborghini were cheaper well then the chances of actually selling a Corvette would be slim to none and the company would go out of business.
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The real problem as I see it is the fact that some country's are using slave labor and then using the entire countries taxes to unfairly support those businesses. They sell raw materials to places like Mexico or Canada. This practice is against international law and slavery is a human rights violation. People who support countries by buying products made in this way are financially supporting the slavery. This is great for the master and a disaster if you are the slave.
The difference to tariffs on automobile imports is that with those, its a consumer product, not one which is essential to different productions and has limited production within the country, therefor reducing competetiveness on an international scale, at least until production within the country ramps up, which might take a while.