When it comes to domestic economic activities in relation to other countries and trade, we generally credit export contributions on the economy but imports generate jobs and create economic activity (Taylor, Fairchild, & Harris Jr). I know normally when I am calling a support center in the middle of the night I get a person with a heavy accent. I always believed that exports actually exported jobs out of the countries to other countries who are willing to work for cheaper than Americans. I know Nike is known for their bad labor practices in other countries but I also know that here in America they always hiring but decreasing the hours of current employees while capitalizing on their foreign business since they more than likely are getting “cheap labor” which is wrong. That goes back to the fact that even though international trade contribute to economic activity and employment, some still believe that the U.S. should not be a participant in international trading. Americans main concern here is job loss to countries like Asia and Latin America. The fact that economists have not done a particularly good job explaining international trade and how losses from trade, it is often highly publicized while the gains are less visible and spread around broadly it goes unnoticed. The loss of job fallacy comes into perception by not distinguishing between employment in specific industries and general employment levels in the economy. Open trade does not lead to loss of domestic jobs. It actually lead to increased domestic employment. But it is true that open trade can result in elimination of jobs in specific sectors of the economy. Government can save specific jobs but the cost can be substantial doing so. International trade allows other countries to specialize in what they do best and attain the things that are difficult to produce. Resources are more proficiently used on a