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Update on Illegal Entry by ChineseThe Border Patrol on the U.S. Mexican border is increasingly posting signs written in Chinese. This is because of the booming human smugÂgling trade as illegal aliens from China flood into the U.S. Human smuggling has exÂploded into a billion-dollar busiÂness, with people of various nationalities paying smugglers, called coyotes, thousands of dolÂlars to be escorted illegally into the U.S. The Chinese are paying $50,000, and people from India are paying $10,000 to $20,000. The average price for Central Americans is about $7,000 and for Mexicans about $3,000. According to Dr. Michael Vickers of the Texas Border volÂunteers, this is huge money for the cartels, even more lucrative than the illegal drug business. The illegals are always tryÂing to claim some "credible fear" - those are the magic words that can get them into the U.S. (Infowars, August 2, 2014) China Tests Anti-Satellite Mobile MissileCommunist China is moving ahead rapidly toward its goal of beÂcoming a world superpower. China has tested a new anti-satellite weapon based on a road-mobile ballistic missile. A detailed analysis of the imÂagery published in March provides evidence that a Chinese rocket launch in May 2013, which was billed as a research mission, was actually a test of a new weapon system. Brian Weeden, a former U.S. Air Force space analyst, published a 47-page analysis on the website of The Space Review, which he said showed that China is testing a kinetic interceptor launched by a new rocket that could reach geoÂstationary orbit about 22,500 miles above the earth. Weeden renewed his call for the U.S. to reÂlease more informaÂtion about Chinese weapons developÂment, arÂguing that more public dialogue is needed. (Engineering & Technology Magazine, March 18, 2014) Update on China's Poisons in FoodAfter tainted milk killed at least six babies and sickened thousands in 2008, China overhauled its food safety laws and promised to crack down on negligent companies. But the scandals keep coming. Since April 2013, more than 155 people have died from avian influenza, or bird flu, a disease linked to poor sanitary conditions in poultry markets. Last year, officials found high levels of cadmium, which is linked to organ failÂure and cancer, in rice at markets and restaurants. Earlier this year, Walmart stores in China had to recall packÂages of donkey meat that contained meat from other animals. Despite improved safety reguÂlations banning the use of unauÂthorized additives in food, China continues to have problems with inadequate enforcement and parÂticularly from China's water and soil pollution problems. |

