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To find out more about topics mentioned on Lou Dobbs' show, click on the links below. • October 17, 2007: California Dream Act • October 11, 2007: Food imports • October 9, 2007: Medical care for illegal immigrants • October 1, 2007: Immigration • September 26, 2007: Food recall, border trouble, oil, food-borne illness • September 11, 2007: Outrageous Comments, Dangerous Imports, Illegal Alien ID Cards • September 6, 2007: Strive Act, Mexican Trucks • September 5, 2007: Calderon's Comments; Toy Recall • September 4, 2007: Mexico illegal aliens; Trucks and Mexico • August 27, 2007: China Technology, Earmarks and Pork • August 24, 2007: Local law enforcement of immigration laws • August 8, 2007: China Tires • August 7, 2007: State Legislatures • August 6, 2007: Democracy/Legal Permanent Residents • August 2, 2007: Infrastructure • August 1, 2007: Dangerous Imports/Immigration • July 31, 2007: Red Storm Rising/Border Patrol Miscarriage of Justice • July 30, 2007: Food from China/U.S. Immigration • July 26, 2007: Leprosy/Outsourcing/Border Drug War • July 19, 2007: Wildfires/Employee Verification/Immigration • July 18, 2007: Drugs/Visas/Ramos and Compean/Sanctuary • July 16, 2007: Marijuana Cultivation/Visas • July 10, 2007: Trade in China/California's population • July 9, 2007: Large fires • July 6, 2007: Mexico Disparity • July 5, 2007: GAO Report • June 29, 2007: Immigration and Customs Enforcement • June 27, 2007: Top 20 L-Visa Users for FY 2006 • June 26, 2007: Senators who switched vote on cloture • June 25, 2007:Low-skilled worker visas • June 21, 2007: Border Corruption • June 20, 2007: Graduation rate statistics • June 19, 2007: Unemployment among minorities • June 18, 2007: Border patrol pardon • June 14, 2007: H1-B visas, immigration, dangerous imports • June 13, 2007: China's military build-up • June 12, 2007: Military Aid to Mexico and Columbia • June 11, 2007: Massive drought • June 8, 2007: Congressional job approval • June 5, 2007: Illegal alien gang members • June 4, 2007: Crime statistics • June 1, 2007: Immigration statistics • May 31, 2007: Seafood imports • May 30, 2007: Federal prison population by citizenship

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting: China Sweatshops 8,000 toy factories in Communist China. 670 certified by International Council of Toy Industries. 1-3 million workers in toy factories in China (Intl. Council of Toy Industries) Average Chinese Salary: $0.53/hour $1,114.06/year Source: National Labor Committee U.S. Wildfires Average acres burned per year 2000-October 21, 2007: 7.1 million 1960-1999 3.5 million Source: National Interagency Fire Center

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Here are some facts from the broadcast that you might find interesting: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, on vetoing the California Dream Act, which would have allowed illegal alien college students to receive financial aid. To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 1 without my signature. At a time when segments of California public higher education, the University of California and the California State University, are raising fees on all students attending college in order to maintain the quality of education provided, it would not be prudent to place additional strain on the General Fund to accord the new benefit of providing state subsidized financial aid to students without lawful immigration status. Under existing law, undocumented students, who meet the required criteria, already qualify for the lower in-state tuition rate while attending California public colleges and universities. Therefore, I cannot sign this bill. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. FOOD IMPORTS U.S. food imports have jumped 70 percent since 2003. Last year, the U.S. export $65 billion worth of food products, and imported $63 billion worth. Imports of food products 2006: snack foods -- $4.6 billion fruits and veggies and nuts -- $14.5 billion (largest category) wine and beer -- $7.4 billion coffee -- $2.7 billion red meat -- $4.3 billion 2002: fruits and veggies and nuts -- $9.5 billion red meat -- $3.6 billion snack foods -- $2.9 billion Source: USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. U.S. spending on medical care for illegal immigrants 2004: • $2.2 billion • For their children: $2.5 billion Source: Center for Immigration Studies

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting: In 2004, the Dane County board (Madison, WI) passed a policy which bars social workers from asking the immigration status of people seeking welfare. It also prohibits local ordinances and resolutions that bar government employees from either checking on the legal status of people seeking welfare or from notifying the federal government if that status is illegal. Wisconsin State Senator Glen Grothman (R-Madison) and Rep. Roger Roth (R-Grand Chute) are seeking co-sponsors. The county collected $139.2 million from transfer and recordation taxes in 2006. In 2007 it was $118 million. Down a little over 15 percent. In New York, the governor warns of a shortfall of at least $3.6 billion for next year due to slowdowns in financial services and real estate. Arizona's budget predicts a budget shortfall of $600 million in 2008. -- Baltimore County budget director "If Republicans for example, were to go to Mexico City and hold a meeting and put at the top of their agenda the need for Mexico to open its oil industry to private investment because, after all, only Mexico and North Korea don't permit private capital in oil, all hell would break loose. You would have demonstrations about intervention in Mexican affairs, the newspaper editors would scream bloody murder, and I suspect the authorities wouldn't even allow the session to take place. And yet here the President of Mexico's party can come to the U.S., and begin organizing a national presence here focused on our domestic issue of illegal immigration." -- Professor George Grayson, College of William and Mary, on the political convention held by Mexico's National Action Party (PAN) in Los Angeles Sunday

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Food Recall The products include certain 10-pound boxes of Butcher's Best 100-percent All Beef Patties; certain 10-pound boxes of Kohler Foods burgers; certain 10-pound boxes of Sand Castle Fine Meat; some two-pound boxes of Topps 100-percent Pure Ground Beef Hamburgers; and some three-pound boxes of Topps 100-percent Pure Ground Beef Hamburgers. The boxes carry the number "Est. 9748" inside the USDA mark of inspection, and were produced June 22nd, July 12th or July 23rd. Border Trouble Border Patrol statement on a Border Patrol vehicle stolen by three drug smuggling suspects, who used it to escape to Mexico: "We can confirm a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle was stolen. It has been recovered. It is under investigation." Agent Barbara Mandel U.S. Border Patrol Spokesman Oil The U.S. imports 13,759,000 barrels of oil per day... 20 percent of that from the Persian Gulf. Source: American Petroleum Institute (Aug 2007) Healthcare Costs for illegal alien health care, social services and law enforcement in San Diego County in 2007: $101 million Costs for un-reimbursed emergency medical care: $154 million Total: $255 million Food-borne illness 76 million cases of food-borne illness a year. CDC Canada and Mexico together supply half of our imported food, but China is the fastest growing import country. FDA testimony: During the last five years, imports of FDA-regulated food from China jumped 140 percent. Testimony from FDA's David Acheson: "Although we have witnessed some improvement in product quality, some Chinese companies continue to export substandard food products into the United States."

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Here are some facts from tonight's program that you might find interesting. Mexican illegal aliens in the United States: 6.6 million Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics Bush Administration Pilot Program to allow trucks from Mexico to operate on U.S. Highways. The plan could be implemented this week, probably by Thursday if the following steps take place. 1) The Department of Transportation Inspector General has to issue a report on the plan. 2) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has to respond to the Inspector General's report. 3) Mexico has to allow U.S. trucks to cross into Mexico. A spokesperson for the FMCSA was confident all of the above could happen by Thursday. DHS final rule on no-match letters DHS fact sheet on no-match letter

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here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Heroes Name: Major Frank Diorio, U.S. Marines Age: 34 Home State: New Jersey Awarded bronze star with valor for his service in Iraq 7 month tour of duty at Camp Gannon in Husaybah, Iraq: company commander, India Company, 3rd battalion, 2nd marines 275 engagements: 0 casualties Current job: Marine Officer Instructor, Virginia Military Institute

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. War on the Middle Class: Strive Act STRIVE Act: Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 • Calls for an increase in border security and the number of border agents and technology to assist them. • Creates a mandatory employer verification program. • Creates a new H-2C visa, with a cap of 400,000 that offers a path to legalization to workers, and their families, expands the H-1B visa program cap from 65-thousand to 180-thousand and creates broader definitions for those exempt from the cap. Includes a massive expansion of the number of visas for agricultural workers and their families. • Allows illegal aliens and children of illegal aliens to attend colleges at in-state tuition rates. Source: Thomas HR 1645 Mexican Trucks OOIDA urges Senate to take action against Mexican trucks. Truckers concerned about safety, security of pilot program. (Grain Valley, MO, Sept. 6, 2007) -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) stood alongside Representatives James Oberstar, Peter Defazio, Nancy Boyda and others in asking the Senate to take immediate action against the Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program, set to begin today. "It may be called a pilot program, but anyone who understands the full scope knows it's a pre-ordained plan to fully open our borders, all in the name of economics and cheap labor," said Todd Spencer, Executive Vice President of OOIDA. White House defense of Mexican truck decision Mexican Truck Program No Cause for Fear Says Former Bush Administration Truck Safety Attorney Attempt to block federal program called "desperate" DALLAS -- The former top lawyer from the federal agency responsible for trucking safety says there is no reason to fear a pilot program that will allow trucks from Mexico to gain greater access to highways in the United States. Attorney Brigham McCown of Winstead PC in Dallas is the former general counsel for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration who helped negotiate and design the new program while serving as a senior Bush Administration official at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. The FMCSA program will allow approximately 100 registered truck carriers from Mexico to travel beyond the current restricted U.S. border zone. The Teamsters Union has asked a federal appeals court to keep the program from going forward. "The last-minute attempts to block the program are just the desperate efforts of a few people who want to protect their own turf," Mr. McCown says. "We've been over this for two decades. What they fail to tell you is that trucks from Mexico that were grandfathered before a moratorium in the 1980s travel down our roads -- without incident -- every day, and have done so for years." "What these people are saying is that 10 million professional drivers and a half million U.S. companies will be overwhelmed by a few hundred trucks from Mexico. More important is the fact that for the first time ever, Mexico must open its markets to U.S. trucks. My money is on the American truckers," Mr. McCown concluded. On January 23, 2007, Senator Byron Dorgan along with co-sponsoring Senators Lindsey Graham, Sherrod Brown, Bernie Sanders, Russell Feingold and Robert Byrd re-introduced the "Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act" which, when passed will prohibit the import, export or sale of sweatshop On April 23, 2007, Representative Michael Michaud of Maine and Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey re-introduced the companion bill (H.R.1992) in the House. Read House Bill H.R.1992, The Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act.

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Calderon's Comments About 10 million Mexican citizens now live in the United States. Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars About 6.6 million illegal aliens from Mexico live in the United States Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics Toy Recall Mattel recalled 848,000 toys on 9/4/07 Source: Mattel.com In August, Mattel recalled over 10 million toys Source: CPSC • Mattel manufactures 65% of their toys in China • Mattel manufactures 0% of their toys in the United States Source: Mattel spokesperson

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. 287(g), the federal government's program to train local law enforcement agencies to enforce immigration laws: • As of August 21, 2007, 6 agencies in 12 states are participating • 457 Officers have been trained • 22,000 suspected criminal illegal aliens have been arrested Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) TOY RECALLS More than 80% of toys sold in this country are made in China. Source: Toy Industry Association Release: Wal-Mart Launches Toy Safety Net Program

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. CHINA TIRES 2005: U.S. imported 21 million tires from China. Source: Modern Tire Dealer China accounts for 32 million units in tire imports to the U.S. Source: Rubber Manufatcurers Association Imports from China -- Statistics: 2004: 11,226,320 tires value of $142, 039,856 2005: 12,356,498 tires value of $232,595,403 2006: 14,950,160 tires value of $339,562,664 From 2004-2006, imports of new pneumatic off-the-road tires from China increased 30% by volume and were valued at an estimated $339.6 million in 2006. Source: International Trade Administration China imports have increased from 11.2 million worth $166.35 million in 2004 to nearly 15 million tires worth $374.25 million in 2006. China accounts for more than 83% of the total imports of off-road tires by volume in 2006. Source: Petition by the USW and Titan Tire Co.

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here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. 1404 bills have been introduced in 50 state legislatures this year, so far. The bills encompassed a wide range of poly areas including education, employment, law enforcement and public benefits. 170 bills in 41 states have been enacted. That is more than double the number of bills enacted last year, and the legislatures are still in session. Source: National Conference of State Legislatures

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Democracy at Risk • California decertifies e-voting machines in 42 of the state's 58 counties. • All are immediately recertified, with conditions. • Conditions include 1 machine per polling place, manual paper counts of all e-votes. Source: Calif. Secretary of State 10 million of California's 16 million voters could be affected. Source: Calif. Assn. of Clerks and Election Officials Legal Permanent Residents in U.S. (green cards) 2006: 1,266,264 2005: 1,122,373 2004: 957,883 Source: Department of Homeland Security Question: How many guest worker programs do we have? Answer: 9 Source: NumbersUSA Question: What are they? Answer: SKILLED -- Treaty Traders, Treaty Investors -- authorized by international free trade agreements. H-1B Workers -cap: 85,000 (unlimited exceptions to cap) H-1C Nurses -cap: 500 L-1 Intracompany Transferees -unlimited UNSKILLED -- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers -unlimited H-2B Temporary or Seasonal Workers -cap: 66,000 ("returning workers" from prior 3 years exempt from cap) OTHER WORKERS -- Workers with Extraordinary Ability -- unlimited Athletes & Entertainers -- unlimited Religious Workers -- unlimited Source: NumbersUSA

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. INFRASTRUCTURE Report card on the nation's infrastructure • Vehicle traffic has surged 39 percent since 1990. Source: The Road Improvement Project • According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, it would take $9.4 billion a year for the next 20 years to repair deteriorating bridges. • There are 46,873 miles of interstate highways and about one-fifth of interstate bridges are deficient. Source: DOT 2006 statistics yearbook

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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

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Red Storm Rising Chinese Import Scandal Demonstrates FDA Failings, Congress Told CSPI Urges New Money for FDA, Ultimately Single Food Safety Agency WASHINGTON -- While all imported meat and poultry products are visually inspected at the border and subject to microbial and chemical testing, 99 percent of imported seafood, produce, animal feeds, and grains pass through U.S. borders uninspected. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, that's because meat and poultry products are regulated by the well funded U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and most other foods are regulated by the woefully underfunded Food and Drug Administration (FDA). CSPI food safety director Caroline Smith DeWaal, testifying before the House Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight today, said that even when USDA and FDA are operating at the same port, they don't share inspectors. DeWaal said that Congress should dramatically increase funding for the FDA and modernize food safety laws that are more than a century old. Ultimately, Congress should create a single unified Food Safety Agency -- a proposal championed by Senator Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) and Representative Rosa Delauro (D-Connecticut) and recommended by the National Academy of Sciences. "Our food safety laws are ready for an extreme makeover," said DeWaal. "When 80 percent of Americans believe that 'made in China' means 'may be contaminated,' we clearly have a crisis of confidence on our hands. Consumers are sick and tired of getting sick from unsafe imported and domestic food." Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin), chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies, is proposing $48.4 million in new funding for the FDA, including $21 million to increase inspections and $11 million to develop rapid-response methods. This new funding is the first in a multi-year effort to increase the FDA budget. To increase inspections of FDA-regulated imports to 10 percent would require an additional 1,600 full-time inspectors; increasing inspection to 20 percent of imports would require 3,200 full-time inspectors and significantly more new funding. Imports of FDA-regulated foods have more than doubled in the last 7 years --from 4 million shipments in 2000 to approximately 10 million shipments in 2006. In the last 10 years, the volume of food imports from China have increased by 350 percent, from $880 million worth to about $4 billion. "China's food regulatory system isn't ready for the 21st century, but then again, neither is ours," DeWaal said. "Congress should put a single, well-funded U.S. agency in charge of food safety and not rely solely on other countries to do this job for us." Source: Center for Science in the Public Interest Border Patrol Miscarriage of Justice Statement from Rep. David Dreier (R-California) on his decision not to sign on as a co-sponsor to Rep. Duncan Hunter's bill pardoning former Border Patrol agents Ramos and Compean: " I have repeatedly asked the President to review this case and consider a pardon. While I may have constitutional concerns about the Hunter bill, that does not in any way diminish my commitment to seeking justice for agents Ramos and Compean. That is why I have, and am continuing to, pressure the Administration. In addition to past letters, I have recently signed Congressman Hunter's letter to the President reiterating the public concerns about the case and requesting commutation of the agents' sentences. This is a team effort -- all angles must be pursued and that is why I am working closely with Congressman Hunter on this issue and other critical border security priorities. "

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. In the first six months of this year the FDA rejected more than a thousand (1,077) shipments of food from China. Source: FDA Last month, the FDA banned 5 certain species of fish from China because of a persistent pattern of contamination. A recent study by U.S. consulting firm A.T. Kearney found: "China's food safety process is broken and fixing it will require a $100 billion investment in improved food safety standards, warehousing, transportation and training." Source: AT Kearney Consulting, June 26 presentation at CIES World Food Business Summit in Shanghai Mayor Donald Cresitello of Morristown, NJ has applied to enroll his police department into the 287(g) program which would deputize police officers to enforce immigration laws. Morristown would be the first New Jersey municipality in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) program if accepted.

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Unemployment Arizona Unemployment Rate: 3.4% US Rate: 4.5% Source: Dept. of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano Statement on signing the illegal alien employer sanctions law Border Drug Wars Agents and task force officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested Zhenli Ye Gon in Wheaton, Md., on July 23, 2007. A criminal complaint charged Ye Gon with conspiracy to aid and abet the manufacture of 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Ye Gon is scheduled to be presented before the U.S. Magistrate Court for the District of Columbia for his initial appearance on July 24, 2007. On March 15, 2007, Mexican law enforcement officials executed a search warrant on a residence of Ye Gon's and discovered more than $205 million in U.S. currency. Source: DEA Zhenli Ye Gon is wanted by Interpol in 180 countries. Source: Interpol China Piracy The counterfeiting ring broken up by the FBI and China produced more than $2 billion in pirated software, in eight languages distributed to 27 countries. Source: China Business Daily Microsoft says counterfeiting costs the software industry $40 billion per year. Source: Microsoft China claims it cut it's software piracy rate "below 50%." USA Farm Bill Open Forum •Contact your representatives to encourage passage of the Country of Origin Labeling Laws •Contact the members of the House Committee on Agriculture •Participate in the USDA Open Comment Period on the Country of Origin Labelling Laws (until August 20th) New Haven Resident Card The New Haven resident card, officially called the Elm City Resident Card, will give illegal aliens in New Haven a valid form of ID. The card will allow illegal aliens to open bank accounts. 10% of the population in New Haven estimated to be illegals. Source: New Haven City Hall

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Wildfires • Nearly 1,500 new U.S. wildfires since Monday • Wildfires in 17 states this month Source: National Interagency Fire Center 60% of continental US in drought Source: U.S. Drought Monitor Employee Verification Defense Department non-work Social Security numbers (pdf file) Immigration Congress granted local police immigration authority under section 287(g) of the immigration law of 1996 Florida was the first to take advantage of the program in 2001 Now 24 law enforcement agencies in 11 states with 416 officers are trained in 287(g) There are at least 75 law enforcement agencies with requests pending with Immigration and Customs Enforcement which runs the program Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Representative David Price of North Carolina is proposing a bill that would mandate 287(g) use in all local and state prisons

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Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. DRUGS The U.S. Government estimates that Mexican traffickers receive more than $13.8 billion in revenue from illicit-drug sales to the United States; 61 percent of that revenue, or $8.5 billion, is directly tied to marijuana export sales. Americans spend $65 billion on illegal drugs each year. Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy "The extensive licit cross-border traffic between the two countries provides ample opportunities to deliver their illicit products to the U.S. market." Source: State Department's INCSR: page 13 VISAS All the hijackers sought tourist visas. Hani Hanjour, believed to be a pilot on AA #77 that crashed into the Pentagon, had a student visa and was admitted for a stay of two years. Source: 9/11 Commission Hijacker Khalid Al-Midhar on AA #77 that crashed into the Pentagon, was here on a B-1 visa, but his B-2 visa had expired. Marwan Al-Shehhi, believed to be a pilot on UA #175 that crashed into South Tower of the World Trade Center, was here on a B-2 visa. Source: FBI

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Senate Cloture Vote on Immigration Reform 6/28

As compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.

Top 20 L-Visa Users for FY 2006

Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Rank Company/L-Visas in FY 2006 1) TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED/4887 2) COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS US CORP/3520 3) IBM CORPORATION/1237 4) SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LTD/950 5) WIPRO LIMITED/839 6) HCL AMERICA INC/511 7) DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP/DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP/512 8) PATNI COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC/440 9) INTEL CORPORATION/394 10) KANBAY INC/329 11) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC/320 12) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY/316 13) INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED/294 14) ACCENTURE LLP/291 15) CARITOR INC/231 16) SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP/214 17) ORACLE USA INC/176 18) SYNTEL LTD/171 19) PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP/168 20) MICROSOFT CORPORATION/168 Source: USCIS Report • 5 of top 10 L-visa users are India based companies: Tata, Satyam, Wipro, HCL, Patni Source: USCIS Report • Only one in top 10 L-visa users are NOT doing offshore outsourcing in a significant way: Intel Source: USCIS Report

Senators who switched vote on cloture

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

As compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.

Low-skilled worker visas

Here are some facts from tonight's program that you may find interesting. • The average wage for H1-b computer workers is $12,000 below the median U.S. Wage for the same occupation and location. Source: Low Salaries for Low Skills/John Miano • Wages for 84% of H1-b computer workers were below the median U.S. wage for the same occupation and location. Source: Low Salaries for Low Skills/John Miano • 87% of visas approved went to workers classified as intern or entry-level positions (Level One and Level Two workers). Source: USCIS • Five of the top six employers of H1-b Visa workers are Indian companies. Source:USCIS • 44% of petitions for H1-b visas went to people from India Source: USCIS • 65% of petitions for H2-b visas were for people 25 to 34 Source: USCIS The occupation with highest median salary was "fashion model" at $100,000 Source: USCIS • The occupation with lowest median salary was "religion and theology" at $32,000 Source: USCIS In 2007, state legislators in all of the 50 states had introduced at least 1169 bills and resolutions related to immigration or immigrants and refugees. This is more than twice the total number of introduced bills (570) in 2006. Up to this point in the 2007 legislative sessions, 18 states (Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming) have enacted at least 57 bills in this policy arena, already 2/3 of the total number of laws enacted in 2006. State legislatures have also adopted at least 19 resolutions and memorials in their 2007 sessions. Most state legislatures remain in session, an indication that it is quite likely that there will be even more activity this year. Like in 2006, employment, law enforcement, benefits and education head the list of topics under consideration in state legislatures. More than half of all states have also addressed human trafficking issues. Source: National Conference of State Legislatures He estimates $750,000,000 in costs due to the 125,000 illegal alien students Pew estimates are in Arizona, at a cost of roughly $6,000 per pupil. Source: Tom Horne, Arizona state school superindendent

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Graduation rate statistics

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Unemployment among minorities

Here are some facts about unemployment among minorities from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. • Whites (3.9 percent) • Blacks (8.5 percent) • Hispanics(5.8 percent) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2007 Links to further drilldown of the numbers: • White/Black/Asian groups • Hispanic/Latino groups

Border Patrol Pardon

Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Co-sponsors of HR 563, Rep. Duncan Hunter's (R-California) bill to pardon former Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean: 100 (plus Hunter). Republicans: 96 Democrats: 4

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English language

Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. A 2005 Pew Hispanic Center study found 73% of foreign-born Hispanics in the United States do not speak English very well, versus 54% of other foreign-born immigrants. Source: Pew Hispanic Center: Table 18 Table 19

China's Military Build-up

Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. In March, China announced its 2007 defense budget would increase 17.8% year over year to approximately $45 billion. But the Pentagon's best estimate is that China's 2007 defense expenditures could fall between $85-$125 billion. Source: DOD testimony 6/13/07 et al Our trade deficit with China ran $232 billion last year. Source: Dept. of Commerce

Military Aid to Mexico and Columbia

Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. • U.S. Military Aid to Mexico 2007: $59 million • U.S. Military Aid to Columbia 2007: $585 million Sources: Center for International Policy: Facts Center for International Policy: "Below the Radar"

Massive drought

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

As compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.

Illegal alien gang members

These are some of the facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) conducted a threat assessment survey of all field offices: "The results of the assessment showed that most major metropolitan areas were experiencing a surge in gang activity. Additionally, the survey showed that membership of these violent transnational gangs was comprised largely of foreign-born nationals." Source: ICE "Operation Community Shield" Fact Sheet June 6, 2007 • Gang members in the United States: 800,000 • State and local police in the United States: 708,000 Source: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California); hearing testimony June 5, 2007

Bingaman Amdt. No. 126, As Modified

The amendment's purpose is to remove the requirement that Y-1 non-immigrant visa holders leave the United States before they are able to renew their visa.

DeMint Amdt. No. 1197

The amendment's purpose is to require health care coverage for holders of Z nonimmigrant visas.

Cornyn Amdt. No. 1184, As Modified

The amendment's purpose is to establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals.

Kennedy Amdt. No. 1333, as Modified

The amendment's purpose is to increase the immigration-related penalties associated with various criminal activities.

Feingold Amdt. No. 1176

The amendment's purpose is to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.

McConnell Amdt. No. 1170

The amendment's purpose is to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.

Durbin Amdt. No. 1231

The amendment's purpose is to ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers.

1986 Amnesty

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Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1348

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007.

Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153

This amendment's purpose is to strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program.

Bingaman Amdt. No. 1169

This amendment's purpose is to reduce to 200,000 the number of certain non-immigrants permitted to be admitted during a fiscal year.

Akaka Amdt. No. 1186

This amendment's purpose is to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.

Coleman Amdt. No. 1158

This amendment's purpose is to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status.

Dorgan Amdt. No. 1181

This amendment's purpose is to sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-year period.

Sanders Amdt. No. 1223

This amendment's purpose is to establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program.

Allard Amdt. No. 1189

The amendment's purpose is to eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas.

Vitter Amdt. No. 1157

This amendment's purpose is to strike title VI (related to Non-immigrants in the United States Previously in Unlawful Status).

Durbin-Grassley No. 1150

Durbin-Grassley amendment to the Kennedy-Specter substitute #1150 -- To ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers (#1231). YEAs: 71 NAYs: 22 Roll call not available yet.

Tonight's facts: Crime statistics

These are some of the facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. As of 2006, the murder rate was up by 6.7% in cities of a million or more. Some of the cities where that increase took place: • Phoenix • Miami • San Diego • Oakland, California • Corpus Christi, Texas • Grand Rapids, Michigan • Reno, Nevada • Little Rock, Arkansas Overall crime was up nationwide by 1.3% in 2006 Robberies rose 6% in 2006 Rapes dropped 2% in 2006 Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Tonight's facts: Immigration statistics

These are some of the facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. H1-B visas

Tonight's facts: Seafood imports

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.

Interview with Ignacio Ramos

Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Ignacio Ramos is serving 11 years in prison for shooting Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila as he ran toward Mexico.

Interview with Jose Compean

Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Compean is serving 12 years in prison for his role in the shooting of Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila as he ran toward Mexico.

Lou Dobbs testifies before Congress on free trade

Lou Dobbs testified today before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. The hearing was entitled "Trade, Foreign Policy, and the American Worker." Below is the transcript of Lou's testimony.

Thunderbirds fulfill her lifelong need for speed

Air Force Maj. Nicole Malachowski says she always has wanted to fly -- and fly fast. She got her private pilot's certificate before she got her driver's license, and she's been soaring ever since.

Timeline of controversial ports deal

The following timeline maps out the series of events leading up to the purchase of the British firm P&O to the United Arab Emirates-based DP World:

Buchanan: Don't force amnesty on Americans

Republicans supporting tough border security legislation are stepping up their attacks on the Bush administration's guest worker proposals. These Republicans fear that senators tied to big business interests will succeed in their efforts to make guest worker provisions into law.

Rep. Weldon's letter to Secretary Rumsfeld

Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pennsylvania, has demanded in a letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that testimony before Congress be allowed of an intelligence officer who says he told the FBI of September 11 terrorists a year before the attacks. Already about 150 members of Congress from both political parties have signed the letter. As Weldon said on "Lou Dobbs Tonight," "The American people need to know the facts." Below is Rep. Weldon's letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld:

US-VISIT falls short

The Department of Homeland Security's US-VISIT program has achieved "only the bare minimum" in tracking foreign travelers through the nation's 50 busiest land ports of entry, according to a new report by the department's inspector general.

English-only advocates see barriers to bill easing up

It's official in Zimbabwe and Belize, but not in the United States. This country is a notable exception to the 51 nations in which English is an official language. But a new bill in Congress aims to change that.

CAFTA's environmental politics

The Bush administration needs Congressional approval of the contentious Central American Free Trade Agreement, which is the top priority on its trade agenda this year.

Life without college

A new survey of young adults on their plans after high school finds they understand the limitations of life without a college degree, but often lack the money, motivation or guidance to pursue higher education.

The global outlook on outsourcing

While the shift of manufacturing jobs from developed nations to cheaper labor markets has been well documented, a major study of the forces shaping the world economy is now acknowledging outsourcing's effects on the service sector.

California weighs health insurance experiments

Californians in November defeated a ballot initiative that would have required employers to provide health care coverage for their workers. Some state lawmakers are now attempting the opposite approach to ease the state's soaring emergency-care debt and 6 million uninsured citizens: requiring citizens to buy their own health insurance.

Companies pledge more transparency in drug trials

Facing growing scrutiny over the safety of their products, the leading global drug companies last week pledged to disclose more information about their clinical trials. Adoption of this new policy, however, is completely voluntary and does not require any disclosure of exploratory trials.

No CLEAR consensus on immigration-enforcement bill

The fight for border security and immigration-law reform will continue when the new Congress convenes in January. Following the exclusion of key immigration provisions in the intelligence reform bill, Congress has promised to take an immediate look at a plan to institute national driver's license standards. That may renew interest in another stalled proposal: a plan to track down more of the estimated 15 million illegal aliens living in the United States.

Outsourcing study a welcome surprise in budget bill

Congressional authority to peek into citizens' tax returns wasn't the only clause hidden in the omnibus spending bill that recently passed. There's also a more welcome surprise for the American worker: a grant for a comprehensive study of the effects of outsourcing U.S. jobs to cheap, foreign labor markets.

Reforming the tax code

Outlining his agenda for the next four years, President Bush said reforming the tax system is one of the main goals of his second term. But by offering few details, Bush has raised speculation that his administration might be considering radical changes, such as replacing the current progressive system with a flat tax on income or a national sales tax.

The job-quality debate

The domestic debate this election season has centered on job creation, with both candidates using Labor Department statistics to support their own arguments. But now that the economy has been added nearly 2 million jobs since last summer, economists are looking critically at the quality of these new jobs, to determine whether they are paying less than the ones we've lost.

Getting out youth vote registers on campuses

College students are expected to turn out in record numbers to vote in November's election. What you may not know is that it's against the law for colleges and universities to fail to encourage student voting.

Keeping elections clean

In addition to choosing a U.S. president, the 2004 election is a referendum on the success of the McCain-Feingold reforms, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Act of 2002.

China and the yuan

The Group of Seven industrialized nations, the International Monetary Fund and the Bush administration have all agreed that China's currency, the yuan, should be more flexible.

Amnesty bills stuck in congressional committees

President Bush sent up a trial balloon in January on the issue of immigration reform, proposing a temporary guest-worker program for some undocumented workers that would "match any willing employer with any willing employee." The negative response, particularly from his own party, was so swift and definitive that the issue, like the president's plan for the future of space exploration, has disappeared.

After handover: Security top priority in Iraq

The biggest task facing the interim government of Iraq will be bringing security to the nation, according to one terrorism expert.

Is the job market healthy or just less sick?

From the campaign trail to American kitchen tables this summer, one topic of constant attention is the job market. Elections often turn on the state of the economy, but the creation of jobs has already become an intense focus for both parties -- even before the political conventions.