Obama: We Can’t Build a Wall Around Globalization

"So what I’ve said consistently is that globalization is a fact -- because of technology, because of an integrated global supply chain, because of changes in transportation. And we’re not going to be able to build a wall around that. What we can do is to shape how that process of global integration proceeds so that it’s increasing opportunity for ordinary people; so that it’s creating better jobs; so that we are strengthening protections for workers; so that we are addressing some of the environmental challenges that come with rapid growth."