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It's true that the 400,000 is a ceiling, not a floor, and there are other immigration increases in the bill. I've never heard the 25 million figure for illegals; 20 million by Bear Stearns is the highest credible estimate I'm aware of, though the numbers could have risen some since that study was done.

As for the illegal border crossings, it is indeed difficult to know anything with certainty about something that is by definition undocumented as well as early to make any ironclad determination about the efficacy of recent enforcement efforts. But apprehensions can be a rough proxy for crossings, combined with the other reporting on the subject.

p> GOOD FOR YOU br> Re: Michael Fumento's It's the Calories, Fatso : /p>

It's all about money these days, nothing else. The diet gurus mentioned in your article want to sell billions of their food products. Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, et al. are just mass food sellers owned by large corporate conglomerates, who hide behind the facade of promoting health. I doubt their food is any healthier that other processed foods available in American's supermarkets, but they are more expensive.

I'm convinced that every study needs to be looked at carefully to see who paid for it and who will profit from its use. The ban on trans fats we have now in New York was probably due to studies paid for by the companies who make the non-trans fat oil so they can sell their products. Who knows how much they contributed to the mayor's favorite charity and the city council to get their ban. We know that it won't do anything to promote health and weight loss, but the city might make a lot of money when they can levy fines against the restaurants who fail to follow along.

p>Lawsuits have come against fat food restaurants because people got obese there. Well, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure that if you consume 5 Big Macs or 5 Whoppers along with French fries and soda and hot apple pies every day, you are going to get fat. But there are too many lawyers out there who have to make a buck. And since the McDonalds and Burger Kings of the world have deep pockets, it's a good place to start. br> -- Mark br> New York /p>

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