I agree with Jason. It would be nice to have technology manufactured in the US in general. But at the end of the day our labor expenses and manufacturing process automation/quality assurance seem lacking in the globalized landscape. Manufacturing copiers and printers here would also involve moving the manufacturing from existing plants.
In a market space where existing manufacturing is below capacity, it would make the case harder to move one. To provide a solution - why don't we reinvest in our R&D capabilities here and design an innovative disruptor to the output device. We have some of the smartest minds in America that can operate under a no barrier mindset better than any other culture. Can't we apply more of that type of thinking to the output device arena then let the oversees factories build it repeatedly and cost effectively. Isn't there something better than the laser imaging process. After all... it is over how many decades old?