Hollywood films increasingly rely on people and places overseas. Trump’s plan to slap tariffs on imported movies, which are often the product of international partnerships, will be both hard to implement and ineffective,

President Trump's proposal for a 100% tariff on films made overseas appeals to some VFX workers who lost jobs to foreign subsidies.

Returning more production to the United States will require a national approach and broad-based policy solutions,” the groups said in a letter to the White House.