Apprehensive Optimism

Another means to a brighter future, Reiber said, is to take a close look at U.S. free-trade policies and lobby elected representatives to try to change them. "Right now, free-trade policies are only working one way and it's not for American manufacturers. I think some of the government's free-trade policies have to be changed, but lobbying takes a lot of money and time to be successful. Seeing industries go by the wayside like the textile and shoe industries, the government should learn lessons from that."