Eh, not really. It was Nafta that started it.

The people of North America did not explicitly consent to Nafta. They were never asked to vote on the deal, and its bipartisan support ensured that there was little scope for dissent. The huge grassroots resistance in all three nations was ignored or maligned. The deal was fixed between political and commercial elites, and granted immortality.

That, and admitting China to the WTO. These twin shocks destroyed the American working class. It wasn't some kind of mistake or unexpected outcome. It was the whole idea. Our elites deliberately ruined our little people to enrich hostile countries.