
According to the President of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, there is no Chinese poultry for human consumption in the United States.
(CNN) -- Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting.
DANGEROUS IMPORTS
New USDA regulations would allow poultry raised and processed in the US to be shipped to China, processed further and packaged for resale in the U.S. (applies to "cooked" poultry only -- not raw product).
Chicken Export
1st 5 months of 2007
265 Thousand metric tons exported to China / Hong Kong market ($204 million)
1st 5 months of 2006
185 Thousand metric tons exported to China / Hong Kong market ($139 million)
47% increase
Source: USA Poultry & Egg Export Council
According to Jim Sumner, President USAPEEC, there is no Chinese poultry in U.S. for human consumption.
Chicken Imports
We currently import no poultry from China.
Source: Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics
TRASH AND ILLEGAL ALIENS
REPORT ON TRASH AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
LEGALIZED IMMIGRANTS
According to Citizenship and Immigration Services, every day, USCIS naturalizes 3,200 new citizens, welcomes 3,300 new permanent residents, admits 240 refugees and asylees, and helps 125 families adopt foreign born orphans.
CONSULATES
Mexico has 47 consulates in the United States -- 11 in Texas, 10 in California. The rest in various locations around the country. Mexico's Embasy to the United States is in Washington, DC.
Canada has three consulates; Guatemala has two; and Great Britain has one -- it's located in the Mexican Embassy in London.
Source: Mexican ministry of foreign affairs website E-mail to a friend ![]()
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