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This Peter Navarro op-ed makes clear that there are old school, die-hard protectionists with a lot of influence in the Trump administration. He is very forthright about helping specific industries, and is oblivious to the costs imposed on everyone else.

To oppose free trade is to favor not only suboptimal economic outcomes, but coercive, aggressive, and immoral actions by governments. http://j.mp/2IKomcf

Birthright citizenship is a centuries-old legal tradition-codified by the 14th amendment-that helps assimilation. https://t.co/He5mjfqcTz

If we adopted Huckabee's trade policies, we wouldn't even have Walmart http://www.newsweek.com/here-we-go-again-bashing-china-votes-313794 #Cato2016 #GOPDebate