Funny, I live in a town who's economy was partly crushed by the out of control steel unions in the 70's. In their case the protectionism simply let them earn ridiculous wages untilo they didn't.
I believe we should tarriff countries that tarif our goods and products made with $1.00 an hour labor in order to give our industry a chance. Believe me I feel for these people and I know what 60 decent jobs could do for my town right now. But even if something developed the APA or some other control freak group would kill the idea because of where we are on the map.
What about buying american steel ? Is that an option?