I hear what you are saying and I know a lot of Kershaw's are made off shore. The Kershaw site says is made in the USA. I would like to handle one before I buy.
I actually own two Kershaw knives of the same model, one was made in the U.S. and the other was made in China. If I understand correctly most of their "nicer" knives are made here and many of the lower priced options are made abroad.
I have owned several USA made Kershaws, and I really like them. For the last couple of years my normal EDC has been the "Rake". I (ab)use it daily and it has never let me down... and the edge is D2 steel which sharpens nicely.