(13 May 2013) In 2010, households with college-educated heads, on average, received $24,839 in government benefits while paying $54,089 in taxes. Households headed by persons without a high school degree, on average, received $46,582 in government benefits while paying only $11,469 in taxes. 50.7% of illegal alien households are headed by an individual with less than a high school degree, compared to only 9.6% of households headed by non-immigrants. The average illegal alien household received around $24,721 in government benefits and services while paying $10,334 in taxes. 84% of illegal aliens came from Mexico (60%), the Caribbean, Central America or South America. (Source: 6 May 2013 Heritage Foundation)

(12 May 2013) 37.0% of Puerto Ricans are on food stamps, compared to 15.2% in the U.S. In Puerto Rico (PR), 25% of a person's benefit can be paid in cash, which means there is no way of tracking how the money is spent. The unemployment rate in PR is 14.2%. (Source: 10 May 2013 CNS News)

(12 May 2013) A 2009 study concluded that between 92 and 98% of illegal aliens that are caught eventually enter the U.S. successfully because of multiple attempts. Others are successful on the first attempt. (Sources: Univ. of California San Diego Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, 12 May 2013 Townhall)

(12 May 2013) There are 8 signs in Texas near the Mexican border that have the following message in English, Spanish and Chinese: "If you need help Push the red button Help will arrive Do not leave the area" Each location also has a large container of water. (Source: Texas Border Volunteers)

(12 May 2013) In 2009, students in105 U.S. high schools took an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) test. U.S. students in families in the top 50th to 75th percentiles of U.S. incomes were outperformed by students in 24 countries or regions in math and 15 countries in science that were in the same quartile of family incomes in their respective countries or regions. U.S. students in the 25th to 50th percentiles of family incomes were outperformed by students in 31 countries or regions in math and 25 in science. (Source: Apr. 2013 America Achieves)

(11 May 2013) From 1995 to 2010, New York lost $58.63 billion in net annual adjusted gross income due to state-to-state migration, the most of any state. The largest net losses were to: Florida $16.76 billion and New Jersey $11.58 billion. The only net gain was $0.12 billion from Michigan. California lost the second most, $31.76 billion. The largest net losses were to: Nevada $8.17 billion and Arizona $6.26 billion. The largest net gains were from: New York $3.32 billion and Illinois $2.49 billion. Florida gained the most, $86.39 billion. The largest net gains were from: New York $16.76 billion and New Jersey $10.20 billion. The largest net loss was $1.38 billion to North Carolina. Arizona gained the second most, $24.48 billion. The largest net gains were from: California $6.26 billion and Illinois $2.47 billion. The largest net loss was $0.51 billion to Idaho. (Sources: IRS Div. of Statistics, Census Bureau, 2013 How Money Walks)

(11 May 2013) Vehicle Production Group received a $50 million federal clean energy program loan in 2011 to make vans equipped for disabled people. In Feb., operations were suspended and its 100 workers were laid off. The Dept. of Energy has recovered $5 million. (Source: 9 May 2013 Associated Press)

(10 May 2013) The Dept. of Energy has spent nearly $26 billion since 2009 on its loan programs. The loans yielded 2,308 permanent jobs ... over $11 million per job. (Source: Institute for Energy Research)

(10 May 2013) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has only about 5,000 officers dedicated to enforcing all immigration laws. There are nearly 4.5 million people in the U.S. illegally because their visas expired. (Source: ICE Council President)

(8 May 2013) Regular JP-8 jet fuel costs $3.73 a gallon. In March, Gevo received a contract to supply the Army with 3,650 gallons of jet fuel from renewable sources. This initial order may be increased by 12,500 gallons. All shipments will be at a fixed price of $59 per gallon. (Sources: Defense Logistics Agency, 2 May 2013 Washington Examiner)

(8 May 2013) According to the Senate immigration bill, if the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies that it has not achieved effective control in all high risk border sectors during any fiscal year within 5 years after the enactment of the bill, a commission shall be established not later than 60 days after the DHS’s certification. The commission shall make recommendations to the president and to Congress in a report not later than 180 days after the end of the 5-year period detailing its recommendations for achieving 90% border security in all the high-risk areas. (Source: 3 May 2013 CNS News)

(7 May 2013) In May 2003, Obama called on the Senate to resist Bush's "unprecedented $300 billion deficit" that "underscores the recklessness of the George W. Bush administration and the Republican Congress". During the 2008 campaign, Czar Obama said, "The first thing you do when you're in a hole is what? ... You stop digging. So the first thing that we're going to have to do is to stop adding to our deficit." More than 4 years later, Czar Obama and tax-spend big-government politicians are driving the U.S. bus closer to the same cliff that Greece, Spain and Italy plunged over. During the 51 full months of Czar Obama's reign, the national debt increased by $6.20 trillion to $16.83 trillion, at an annual rate of $1.46 trillion. The increase in the last 12 months was $1.14 trillion. During Bush's 95 full months, the debt increased $4.98 trillion at an annual rate of $0.63 trillion. Obama's rate is 2.32 times Bush's. Bush was bad ... Obama is horrible.