I don't think you are referencing the real world, Jonathan. I very much doubt Americans consistently make purchasing decisions that involve "choosing foreign products" on any kind of regular basis.
For example, Wallmart (founded by a Jewish family) was specifically set-up to import mostly Chinese products for the poorer American Consumer. Those Americans who frequent Wallmart do so because their restricted monthly budgets dictate they must constantly look for the cheapest prices. In which case, there is little to no consumer choice taking place ... except for "I choose Wallmart". In other words, they are not choosing "foreign over American" or specifically Chinese products. They simply visiting Wallmart because it is the cheapest in town, while also offering a wide range of items.
Since the start of the World Trade Organization in 1995, there have been no "free consumer markets" operating in America; at least, not of the kind that were commonplace back during the 1950s and 1960s. Rather, the consumer markets that do exist are highly distorted, and predicated upon a lack of competition ... because they are being fed almost exclusively by single foreign suppliers: Chinese household products and electronic gadgets, Japanese cars, Korean steel, Thai computer memories, Vietnamese laptops, etc.
Furthermore, if the USA is anything like the United Kingdom, then your consumer banking is being remotely managed by dedicated I.T. Service companies based in India, such as TATA and InfoSys.
Americans currently aged between 18 and 50 won't know what they are capable of unless and until they they are given the opportunity to re-establish the presence of a "Made in America" manufacturing movement that focuses on quality and durability; and for a price that reliably offers "value for money".
