Buy American is stupid.  Since the early 70s, open any electronics built in America and find chips from American companies like TI, Motorola, Fairchild made in Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, etc.  trump fed many people a big nothing burger and they liked it.  American job creators and unions created the global market.  Turning the same nut on the same assembly line is not worth raise after raise, year after year.  It's the same nut each year.