It documents the various shell games and subterfuges employed by other countries on a routine basis to export illegally to the United States. Mr. President. the fact is. our Governments ability to control the flow of illegal imports is about on par with its ability to control the stream of illegal aliens coming across the Rio Grande. In the textile industry. alone. the Customs Service estimates that a whopping $5.5 billion in unreported imports slip across our borders each year. The total injury from all illegal imports is even more shocking: $3 billion in lost customs duties. $19 billion in lost sales by U.S. firms. $8 billion to $12 billion in lost national output. and nearly a half million lost jobs.
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