Tonight's facts: Seafood imports

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(CNN) -- The following information is also available on the website of the Food and Water Watch.

• 81% of seafood is imported (90% of shrimp is imported).
• 55% of seafood is from Asia.

• Less than 2% of all seafood imports are physically inspected.
• Less than one percent (0.59%) is lab tested and that rate is declining despite increasing problems with veterinary drug residues and the use of banned drugs by foreign fish farm operations.

• 60% of the seafood that was refused was seafood from China.

• American consumers are eating more seafood (16.2 lbs per person in 2005).

• One in four Americans (76,000,000) get food-borne illness.
• Seafood is responsible for 18-20% of those cases (20%=15.2 million).

Removal Stats

The following numbers were derived between October 1, 2006 and April 16, 2007. This information on can be found on the website of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

• 2007 Fiscal Year to Date
Total removals: 125,405
Of that, total number of criminal illegal aliens: 43,419

• 2006 Fiscal Year in its entirety
Total removals: 195,024
Of that, total number of criminal illegal aliens: 88,662

• 2005 Fiscal Year in its entirety
Total removals: 172,363
Of that, total number of criminal illegal aliens: 85,363

• 2004 Fiscal Year in its entirety
Total removals: 168, 719
Of that, total number of criminal illegal aliens: 87,787

1986 Amnesty Package

According to the 2006 DHS Annual Flow Report:
• 2.7 million green cards were given out under the 1986 Amnesty Bill.