Foreigners are taking advantage of us by selling us things. Basic denial of the mutually advantageous nature of trade. Trade deficits do exist, but there is no reason to care about them. All a trade deficit means is that some people are selling assets to buy current output. If a country can produce something cheaply, that is a good thing, not a bad thing.
Trade exists precisely because abilities differ both individually and internationally.
The Candlemakers' petition.