As to number one, I find it hard to accept that we are so xenophobic, that we would not, ceterus paribus, welcome a world in which humankind could live together in peace, sharing resources on an equal footing.

As for number two:
1. We entered into globalism too hastily, when more caution was called for.

2. We gave too little consideration to health concerns…”super bugs” and diseases, the We still have no clear answer to many of these issues. What and who should be able to cross our borders? What would it cost to monitor things enough to ensure safety? Do agricultural enterprises of our trading partners share our views and practices concerning cleanliness and safety (consider the current issues with China, and long-standing issues with the monitoring practices of even such issues as irrigation?

3. You are right when you say that a small percentage of jobs have been added do to the loosening of trade, and most globalists are correct when they point out that, given the methodology used when calculating unemployment, that unemployment is still at record lows. I don’t think unemployment is as much a problem as the protectionists would have you believe. The real problem, in my view, is not unemployment, but UNDER EMPLOYMENT. I believe that there are large numbers of people who have lost the well paying jobs they had, and have, out of necessity, have had to accept positions paying only a fraction of what they were making. And it strikes me that not that many lost those jobs because they weren’t doing well at what they were hired to do. Many fell victim to a cost reduction move to enhance their next quarterly balance sheets, earnings, and profit numbers, all of which were usually rewarded, and cheered by Wall Street through boosts in their stock prices, and profit pictures. Just how many of those individuals, who lost the jobs they had, and accepted less just to try to keep their heads above water, have become discouraged as they house loosing value, and their personal balance sheets slowly sinking from green to red Ink?

Why do we hear so little about Under employment and its effects? How do you think such voters will react in the coming election when caught in this squeeze?

I suspect that these are not just my opinions, but also those of many others as well. I also wonder how history will judge the descisions we have made in this area. And…not all of us who feel this way are xenophobes. Many are thoughtful, conservative, realists who are fearful of going too far too fast.