Can the same argument not be made for forced labour? Is the US not lowering it's capacity to innovate and grow it's economy by preventing the use of forced lab

Can the same argument not be made for forced labour? Is the US not lowering it's capacity to innovate and grow it's economy by preventing the use of forced labour(even in other countries)? Why should these "guardrails" stay in place if the argument is "the reality is they are right that guardrails only serve to hurt us in the long run, at least at this pivotal point in time"?