Bringing back factory jobs is one of the most popular of White House promises — no matter who happens to be the president.
Donald Trump said he'd do it with tariffs on imports. Barack Obama said companies would start "insourcing." George W. Bush said tax cuts would do the trick. But factory jobs have struggled to fully return after each recession.
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