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Keep in mind that Customs agents work to prevent a deluge of weapons and drugs, not only illegal immigrants. I don't think America would be very safe if we didn't do anything to regulate what comes in. In spirit I agree with you, but I think the solution is to have a reformed, more compassionate immigration policy; not having Customs or border patrol at all is a bad idea. Especially now that Bush has made America the enemy of the world.

A high-level agency that oversees all the various aspects of transportation (statistics, laws, interagency operability). Here are some more services that they oversee.

http://regs.dot.gov/about/list.htm

OSHA is a critical protector of worker's rights in America. It is this group that is responsible for the laws that require companies to provide a safe working environment, and training. You might think that companies would do this on their own, but you would be absolutely wrong. The hazards of many production-style jobs are numerous, and it is often expensive to protect and inform the disposable workforce. OSHA is famous for enforcing the requirement that companies provide a reference book to employees that lists every chemical they might come in contact with or be expected to use, which outlines its potential hazards and long-term exposure effects. You can not trust a corporation to do this, and there are many expamples of workers getting the shaft on this count.

This is OSHA's mission statement from its website (http://osha.gov):

OSHA's mission is to ensure safe and healthful workplaces in America. Since the agency was created in 1971, workplace fatalities have been cut in half and occupational injury and illness rates have declined 40 percent. At the same time, U.S. employment has doubled from 56 million workers at 3.5 million worksites to 111 million workers at 7 million sites.

http://www.ncjrs.org/

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I'm shocked that the right-wing pundits of TFP have nothing but silence on this subject. Aren't you going to tell me how these services are all Liberal hair-brained schemes to waste people's money and promote communism?

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