@JLeslie – Well, it’s exactly the other way round. Just yesterday Kerry and Merkel were talking about this in Berlin:
“The Secretary of State of the United States, John Kerry, and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, put wings today to the free trade agreement between the United States and the EU, as a key factor to enable the economies in the midst of the crisis and strut of a new era in transatlantic relations. Relations between Berlin and Washington are “excellent”, not just be underpinned in “historical” ties of friendship, said the Chancellor, but also because they are based on “shared values”. Germany is, in the European context, “the first commercial partner” U.S. said for his part, Kerry, and is therefore destined to play a key role in the negotiations for the free trade agreement with the EU that both Berlin and Washington expect to open next summer.”
Globalization will continue. Unless you are a carpenter in Kansas, there are almost 7 billion consumers and millions of potential strategic partner industries outside of America. And they all speak metric. And English.
Of course we need an intelligent migration strategy. Many people over 60 will resist. Tea party fanatics of all ages too. We need to reach the open-minded younger generation able to see the global picture. Who realize that American isolation is a recipe for doom.