So Trumpies, help me to understand:
- we need tariffs to bring back the basic production jobs that have largely moved overseas to take advantage of cheaper labor.
- therefore, we should put tariffs on foreign goods, including agricultural products, to encourage U.S. production
- but we cannot grow tomatoes economically in the United States without foreign labor
- so we should import (provide some kind of "pass" according to Trump; we call that a work visa) Mexicans to come and pick our tomatoes here
In what way, then, does a tariff on tomatoes protect American jobs?