The solar industry created one out of every 50 new jobs in the U.S. in 2016. It is growing almost 17 times as fast as the national economy, making it the fastest-growing industry in the country. By any measure, the solar industry is one of the most impressive contributors to U.S. economic growth.

But thanks to a trade case from two foreign-owned solar panel manufacturers that has reached the president’s desk, solar’s upward trajectory is at risk, and with it tens of thousands of American jobs. The case proposes substantial trade restrictions on foreign-made solar panels, ostensibly in order to bolster solar panel manufacturing in the U.S.