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video: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Pushes Deficit Trade with China, Ignores Impending Military Threat

At the party conference in Beijing, a shocking announcement. Military spending will increase by nearly 18 percent this year, a spending spree of $45 billion. The mildest of responses from U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte in Beijing: "There have been previous discussions between Pentagon officials and Chinese military authorities, but we would like to see those intensified so that we can have a better grasp of what -- what exactly the Chinese have in mind." Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on ABC's "This Week" urged people to ignore the build buildup: "I don't believe we need to make China an enemy. This relationship is an important relationship, and the economic relationship is an important part of the overall relationship." China will have 39 new modern advance submarines in the next three years, including 12 kilo submarines with stealth technology that are virtually silent. They're modernizing the largest standing army in the world, 2.3 million troops. With 450 aircraft, China has the largest fourth generation fighter force in Asia and has ordered 50 more advanced aircraft from Russia. To say nothing of the thousand short-range missiles aimed at Taiwan and a newly demonstrated capability for killing satellites.

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video: More Congressional Support for Wrongly Convicted Border Agents Ramos and Compean

Congressman Duncan Hunter is sponsor of the legislation calling for a pardon for imprisoned former Border Patrol agents Ramos and Compean. It continues to gain support. To date, 86 Republicans have signed on and now four Democrats. Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) said: "I'm afraid that officers Ramos and Compean are going to get a raw deal. And that that's the message that's going to demoralize the rest of our border agents as well as at a time when we're trying to recruit agents. So I think it's time to get the facts on the table." Gordon said he was never notified of Duncan Hunter's bill. "No one asked me to be on the bill.," he said. He said he found out about the bill from watching the Lou Dobbs broadcast. "I approached Hunter and said I want to be a part of it. And so I think that's a part of the problem. There hasn't been an effort to reach out."

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video: Despite Growing Gange Violence, Politicians Still in State of Denial

There are efforts under way to end gang violence in many of our communities in this country, especially those where cross-border violence by criminal illegal alien gangs is now running rampant. While law enforcement officials are promising to crack down on gangs in cities like Los Angeles, politicians are refusing to acknowledge the role illegal immigration plays in the spread of gang violence. There are 720 gangs just in the state of California. The Los Angeles region alone has 120,000 gang members. Gang crime there jumped 14 percent last year. While police chiefs and sheriffs are talking about how to stop gang violence, politicians offer roadblocks to law enforcement. According to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, "These are individuals who have run into a spell of tough luck." Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said: "We need to ensure that the victims of crime, that witnesses to crime come forward. And so, we don't want them to believe that we're going to report them to ICE."
[Our take: The comments of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are a dishonest excuse to do nothing about alleviating the gang problem in his city. In effect, he is holding Los Angeles hostage: on one hand he acknowledges the gang problem; on the other hand, he says doing something about it will prevent victims of crime from coming forward. This ensures that victims continue to be preyed upon by gangs. The Mayor's lack of leadership perpetuates this vicious cycle. His refusal to allow law enforcement to do their jobs is criminal. Perhaps the voters of Los Angeles will have had enough by the time they vote for mayor next time. Meanwhile, they must deal with the consequences of not voting properly last time.]

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The Christian Science Monitor:

Next Step to Curb Illegal Migration

President Bush visits Mexico next week, and just in time. Mexico plans to be tougher on illegal crossings – not into the US, but from Central America – because too many migrants are taking Mexican jobs. In contrast, Mexico last year began to give maps to its citizens showing the safest illegal routes into the US. No wonder many Americans have difficulty with moves in Congress to provide a "path to citizenship" for many of the estimated 12 million illegal aliens in the US. A bill to do just that, revised from last year's failed attempt, may be introduced in coming days. Senate leaders hope to pass it by May. But until the US can demonstrate strong, long-term enforcement of its borders and crack down on the double crime of illegal hiring of illegal migrants, why should Congress create yet another incentive for unlawful crossings? Perhaps during his visit Mr. Bush can persuade Mexico's new president, Felipe Calderón, to speed up reforms that would lift Mexico's economy and curb this embarrassing mass exodus of its citizens that only breeds more illegality. Mexico also needs to be as serious about patrolling its northern border as it is the southern one.