[EricDrost]

Why? Ignoring the obvious international teams argument, why does a product need to be manufactured in USA?

A manufacturing job in China[or insert other nationality] is one of the first occupations for the masses to earn a living outside of subsistence farming. Additionally, it doesn't make as much sense to manufacture parts for big US companies in the US. It would not be possible for Apple to grow to its current size with US manufacturing. Are you saying that you would rather they built a small brand with maybe 10,000 US manufacturing jobs at the cost of building a large brand with 200,000 US engineering, management, retail, and transportation jobs? In addition to the international manufacturing jobs that give people globally an option that isn't laboring a field for food?

Millions of people in the US are employed by foreign companies. This is a global world. Graduates of FIRST will own or work for companies that purchase from and sell to most countries in this world. If anything, there needs to be a bigger focus on where parts are sourced internationally because it will give them a clearer understanding of where the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing parts lie.