There is little doubt that imports affect American equivalent jobs, but the net result is a wash. As individuals leave one job sector they eventually move to another sector. As the U.S dollar leaves the country to pay for imported solar panels, it returns in the form of demand in a different sector. The dollar itself acts as a future claim on American goods and services. China can choose to spend it immediately, invest it in America, or trade it with another country. Either way, the loss to one sector is a gain to another.
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