Of course it does. The American farmer or blue collar worker uses government services just like everyone else, and those are paid in part by talented immigrants and external investment.

Sure it has an impact, but marginal one, in economy everything is interconnected.

And I believe those who voted for trump are against government services and more towards free market, so it's even more a non issue to them.

At the end, it's more of America to Americans and less to strangers.

I don't think the American farmer with close to 20% of income in government subsidies is really that eager for free market https://usafacts.org/articles/federal-farm-subsidies-what-da...

What I've seen in people supporting far-right politics is that they never, but never, ever, see themselves on the receiving end of the stick. It's really difficult to grasp how they are immigrants yet support throwing out immigrants, some receive social support yet are totally fine with cutting it, and I could go on. Americans but not only, Europe has such politics as well.

It makes sense, they want that silly communist Obamacare to be cancelled, as long as their own family can get good old fashioned American Medicaid.

America for real Americans is a great idea! Hopefully they won't have to live in reservations anymore.

The economy being worse is too far of a connection. Most tourists and talented workers won't be visiting blue color farmers areas in general

Well, they didn't ask if people could connect the dots. They asked whether it matters, and it does.

The way I read it was not if it had effects (of course it does) but mostly how it'd be perceived personally: "I was American, I think I'd be pretty happy about that"

People aren't staying away because they object to following the rules of the country

They are worried about extra-judicial incarcerations and deportations, in some cases apparently for political opinions i.e. thought crime

Have a think about what your country is rapidly becoming

The US had incredible soft power. You could travel the world and still hear US news, and locals discussing their opinion on the US. US entertainment was inescapable. Now people in other countries are starting to find ways to do without US influence, and the admiration and interest is dwindling. The loss of soft power will hurt in indirect ways, but they will hurt.

> they got to follow the rules, whatever how stupid and outrageous they are

That's kind of the crux of the issue: stupid and outrageous rules.

It matters a lot to the American farmers or blue collar workers who live close to the border with Canada or have family in Canada.

Tourism alone probably won't affect those people but everything around the trade wars and everything else probably will.