Tariffs don’t work. They only make everyone poorer. They are a form of subsidy and subidies hurt even those who receive them.
http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/subsidies-for-everyone-a-new-way-of-life/#axzz2FNSWqsm8
http://cafehayek.com/2012/10/trade-is-mutual.html
The US economy has prospered during periods of high tariffs. During the last 20 years, a period of low or no tariffs, disposable income for the average family has declined with factory jobs exported overseas. We’ve had a 20 year experiment with free trade and the results have been a disaster for the average citizen and the overall economy.