Part 2/6:
To successfully pivot back to domestic production, the industry must also confront talent shortages, especially in skilled manufacturing jobs. The speaker recounts their own experience in establishing a smartphone factory in Texas, illustrating firsthand the difficulties encountered when trying to hire employees capable of assembling intricate electronic devices. This predicament reflects a broader trend that has seen manufacturing capabilities shift overseas for more than two decades, leading to a scarcity of trained workers in the U.S.