How is it enviromentally friendly, in this day and age to shut down local businesses and move jobs to India and China?

Doesn't it cost more to ship from way over there to US and Canada, than to truck it from your local facility? You would think that with the soaring cost of oil we would just smarten up and deal locally. Why does Walmart only sell stuff made in China, why can't we sell our cars in Asia like we let them sell here?

The GM plant in Ontario, Canada has shut down because there is more demand for imports than domestic vehicles. Now, before you say that Hondas and other imports are made better, are cheaper and last longer, consider the fact you are selling out your own neighbors.  And while you may not personally care about them, or figure it doesn't apply to you, do worry that your taxes won't come down for the high cost of social services, to carry your neighbors who are out of a job because their jobs have been moved overseas. Whether you are from US or Canda, slowly, we are becoming welfare nations. We let them in, they take over and soon enough, only buy from their own. 

I just don't get it.