Imported Goods and their Consequences

?Is the rising tide of imports a marketing and manufacturing initiated consumer benefit?

?Are increased imports in Los Angeles merely a trend?

?Are layoffs and plant closings directly resulting from increased imports?

The above queries are herein discussed in respective order. The first question is certainly the most legally oriented and is discussed from a constitutional perspective. The second issue is essentially an observation of the American market and, like the first query, is addressed without particular reference to Los Angeles. The remaining two questions, however, have specific Los Angeles implications and have been researched through recent sources pertaining to the Los Angeles area.

IS THE PROLIFERATION OF IMPORTED GOODS A CONTRACTUAL INFRINGEMENT ON AMERICAN BUSINESS RIGHTS?

The issue of whether the increasing volume of imported goods acts as a "contract infringement on American business rights" must begin with an attempt to find a source of such rights. First, one should recognize that importing foreign goods involves international economic relations, an area well within the scope of the foreign affairs authority granted to Congress by the Constitution. Indeed, the Constitution explicitly grants Congress the power "to regulate Commerce with the foreign Nations . . . (and) to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper

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ss similarly doesn't offer the chance to have the decision of Congress deemed unconstitutional. Rather, the possibility exists that after congressional delegation of authority to set import quotas to an administrative agency -- imports are within the current jurisdiction of the Commerce Department -- that the agency would establish regulations without following proper administrative law procedures, such as holding hearings, giving sufficient public notice, etc. However, even if such a procedural violation was proven, the agency would simply be required to jump through the proper hoops and again pass regulations which could quite possibly approve an even larger number of imports (Note: matters critical to the issue of procedural due process, but beyond the scope of this discussion, quite possibly could prevent the ability of a court to even hear a procedural due process argument). Thus, there is no legal contract Tight of American business which is violated by the mere existence of high import quotas. The issue is essentially political and would best be addressed through the political process. The magnitude of lobbying interests supported by foreign business groups tends to attest for this proposition. IS THE RISING TIDE OF
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