the company purports to be based in belize but the phone number listed on the s.e.c.is out of service and under the supposed neighbors in the building where the firm is located haven't heard from it. we found another address for the company in las vegas but the building management told us the firm hasn't been there since last month. an attorney who wrote to regulators just last month on the xacompany's behalf says he longer represents the company. cynk's outside awuditor says hes disassociating himself from the company saying, we quote, who knows if insiders are trying to pump it to a high price. they certainly have gotten it there, whoever is doing it, brian and mandy. remember, what goes up particularly in these kinds of stocks can come down long before you expect it. >> wow. okay. scott walk on over here. also going to bring in cnbc contributor herb greenberg. before we get to the tweet you sent out, i didn't copy you on the e-mails because we just literally wrapping this up at 1:58 before the show. returning around crazy. so here's what i learned. okay. to your po

we tried to track down their headquarters in belize. we spoke to someone in the office building who said, we know nothing about that suite number, that company. we have not been able to track .own the single employee listed no revenue, as you pointed out. huge mystery as to what is driving the stock. it is certainly getting a lot of attention. and people are taking a closer look. we will certainly be paying more attention to a going forward. >> there are reports, tom, that there was a barrage of tweets in june saying the stock was on the way out. the stock was going up. stock was going up. and that may have been was started driving this thing up. >> we are in an environment where people are looking for what is the next big thing in tech? what is the next big thing in social? what is the next big thing in digital, on the web? people are looking for places to invest. obviously there were a lot of people who got behind this. as you said, this as a market value greater than amd or aol, several other big tech companies. a lot of people bough

belize,n address in appears to be incorporated in nevada. how does a company that doesn't appear to really have a product get a $5 billion market cap? way, toweird sort of use the old software expression, that is actually a feature, not a bug. -- don'thave somebody have somebody on the other side is as we do this and this and this, or here's a bunch of press releases describing what we do, thatit comes to an otc, works in the favor of people who want to run them up because there was no one on the other side and it is difficult to short and if there is no news flow in the other direction on the company saying that this is reflective of what we do -- i make the analogy that are motors are like what insects are two cadavers. they colonize a dead host. and then they become self-perpetuating. apple is ofison, 18,000% since 1980. the company is of like 35,000% at this point. matt, does it appear this company has any value? >> it is hard to say. i sort of like the business idea in theory but i think what is happening looks more like if you and i st

why is next-door in nicaragua and belize -- children aren't coming from there in great numbers to our border. the same thing with costa rica, the same thing with panama. why those three countries? because the drug lords producing the drugs in south america are sending huge shipments by boat two and three tons of cocaine per boat that are coming through the caribbean to the east or the pacific to the west. and where are they coming? they're coming to those three countries. basically, most of those drug shipments are getting through. once they get to those central american countries, since now the economic power is among the drug dealers, the drug lords, they can buy off everybody else. and if you don't do what they say, you're dead. and so when a young man gets to be close to his teenage years, his parents are confronted with the situation that either he has to join one of these criminal gangs, which is interrelated with the drug lords -- that's one choice, they have to accept that, or they have to accept the fact that they're going to be attending their child's funeral because he's go

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from belize and says proper legal channels need to be followed and enforced. >> i feel for those women, and i hurt for those children, but as an american, this is not okay. america does not have the capacity to be inundated. >> we are all immigrants. >> demonstrators both for and against the influx of immigrants from central america have descended on murrietta after the border patrol announced it would bring in bus loads of undocumented migrants every 72 hours. >> luz diegos calls the heated protests heartbreaking. >> they risked their life to get here, because they come here to work and better opportunities. >> diegos runs a nearby clearinghouse that helps migrants get legal and medical help. >> her agency has received hate mail. >> we are against all these immigrants, take them back to their country. >> but diegos, who was born in the united states, says 300 organizations have called since the protest began, offering their help. >> we are all americans and we love this country and want to be safe as well, so we understand that we need to protect our borders and we need to protect our

those words from belize following the sexual assault of an 85 year-old woman. a whole lot elevation robbery this morning. rob flood will report some one suspect is in custody all second person remains at large. >> : tuesday afternoon gathering evidence outside his home where elderly couples 85 years old sleeping when their home was invaded by two armed individuals. the suspect entered the home armed with weapons. there were foresail back of the house at some 0.85 year-old female sexually assaulted. to perpetrators stole the couple's car after being chased by chp crashed into a vacant home near san road in single plane. 15 year-old boy was arrested taken in for questioning all the driver of the car escaped on foot. came to how patrol officers' guns out. a ton the suspects to sit still and it dawned on the ground. they then trace the stolen car back to a son catalan. shocked neighbors say the couple lived quietly for many years not clear whether the couple of the victims of random crime or somehow targeted police to are outraged by what happened here. we looked a

when you look at countries like mexico, costa rica, belize, for years they have seen a 700% increase in these children coming to their country. this is happening because they are fleeing the violence that is killing more people -- >> brad -- >> real -- >> no, no, let's let brad back n. you had a long time there. >> brad? >> there are kids all over the world, as horrible as it is, that are being exploited by people of their own countries. america would love to solve everybody's problem, but we can't even solve our own. what we should be doing is helping to solve the problem where these kids come from. they can't come unsupervised, their families -- that's not what the president is doing. let me tell you what the president is doing. >> he is going to sit down and talk to them -- >> let brad finish and jehmu, you can get in. >> let me tell you what a president should do. a president of the united states should prevent crisis. not respond to crises or cause a crisis. this president knew these kids were coming here. he knew we didn't have a secure border, although he told us in 2012 the b

if we were in belize right now, well see a refugee crisis.we were in costa rico and panama, even in puerto rico. they're coming from other countries. the protesters, why are they fleeing the violence and the drug cartels, number one, drug cartels which are fueled by our demand for drugs number one. and two, drug cartels who cause and ravage those countries with our guns and our money. so i think it's good that we somewhere the money here so that we can process them. most of those kids, greg, most of these kids will never have a legal status in the united states of america nor will their parents, they will be deported from the united states of america. but having said that, we need to process them according to the law. >> we're going to leave it there. congressman, always good to see you. >> thank you. >> coming up, president obama is trying to tackle a lot of serious issues right now. the economy, syria, the yukrain, we could go on and on. does here need to perhaps go rogue to get something done? >>> also on a lighter note. [ crying ] (birds

do in every instance and see no employees domino revenue, a simple concept and the headquarters in belizeove on. charles: a bunch of red flags. >> in my view -- charles: but this stock made an amazing move, 36,000 percent. >> i can say they manipulated the stock. charles: adelle want to put that word in your mouth. how does it go 36,000 percent with no revenue. >> a perfect storm of a whole bunch of legal maneuvers that some savvy entrepreneurs used on a concept company in social media where they go out. less than a penny this are sending tweets through specialized social networks and companies which is a new phenomenon. they don't understand how retail investors can be affected and retail investors buy the stock and move it up further. the market makers, the guys who looked at these things say it is overvalued. they come in and say this stock is not worth $0.40, so they shorted and take advantage of a loophole call the intraday naked short-selling loophole where they short the stock. charles: sure the means they sell the stock without owning it hoping to buy it back later at a lower pric

there's no question, it is a very big border with guatemala and belize. it is open in a lot of places. so they have quite a job in front of them. >> i would suggest that there would be a huge incentive to continue that effort on the south border if the refugees were stopped at our border. because one of the things that concerns the state of mexico or the country of mexico is having these refugees in their jurisdiction. so everything that we can do to assist them in their border security but also sending a message that safe passage -- not being accusatory, but turning a blind eye to the movement of young children north won't be something that's in the best interest of the united states of america, the country of mexico, and the children of central america. and somehow that message needs to be a lot clearer than what it's been. >> president obama has spoken with president nieto about this issue. earlier i mentioned that mexico had deported over the year 2013 85,000 adults and children. the numbers i have of unaccompanied children are over 8,000 were deporte

and it's worth looking at the rest of central america, because surrounding countries -- belize and costa rica and other countries in central america -- are also seeing refugee from these countries. and nicaragua, which has substantial economic challenges right now, is losing economic immigrants, and those immigrants are not making it to our southern border in any substantial numbers. in fact, not - less than a year ago, i was in costa rica, and many nicaraguans are working in costa rica because the economy is better there. but yet we don't see them showing up in the numbers, especially as unaccompanied minors -- basically, 7, 8, 10, 12-year-olds showing up at the border by themselves ther that e being driven by the extreme violence. mr. nelson: if the senator would yield, just to underscore his point, we can look at the extraordinary success of plan colomb i don't. now, outside -- colombia. now, outside of central america, go a little further south and you're in the continent of south america and, lo and behold, 1 15-20 years ago colombia was a place that in large part of colombia was co

know, that the the children flooding our borders, there's been a 700% increase in children going to belizend nicaragua and mexico and costa rica. it's not just the united states. these children are fleeing violence that was -- hurt the heart of any person who is really thinking about them, rape and gangs and you know, the kinds of threats that they are finding in virtual war zones, that's what the president of honduras said, that children are fleeing his country because it's a war zone. >> i can't understand how cold and mean these comments are that we're hearing from supposedly credible people. >> cold and mean is to be underscored there. what do you think is the advantage of such callousness in this regard of the condition of those people there on ground and using it as political football to score points against president obama as opposed to reaching out to those people who are most vulnerable? >> i can't believe that they are reflective of the vast majority of american people. imagine the mother in honduras who would send that child, risking that child across the desert because it's so

look, they're not coming from belize or panama, not coming from costa rica, not coming from nicaragua. they're coming from those three countries. it's a humanitarian crisis and we shouldn't be -- how should i say, we shouldn't exploit the children and simply say we're going to deport them back. we just can't. these are children and very dangerous places for us to be sending them back to. >> congressman luis gutierrez. always a pleasure, thank you. >> thank you. >>> as the congressman just alluded to, at the heart of the border crisis is a rumor, a rumor that has been circumstance lated throughout central america. countries like honduras and el salvador and guatemala, where most of the unaccompanied children are coming from. it's a rumor about the ability of young children and families fleeing violence in their countries to obtain what has been called in spanish a permisos or permission to stay in the united states. last month a guatemalan woman named connie explained how she heard of permisos to msnbc's alexandra pelosi. >> who told you america was going to take care of you if you cak

there's no question, it is a very big border with guatemala and belize. it is open in a lot of places. so they have quite a job in front of them. >> i would suggest that there would be a huge incentive to continue that effort on the south border if the refugees were stopped at our border. because one of the things that concerns the state of mexico or the country of mexico is having these refugees in their jurisdiction. so everything that we can do to assist them in their border security but also sending a message that safe passage -- not being accusatory, but turning a blind eye to the movement of young children north won't be something that's in the best interest of the united states of america, the country of mexico, and the children of central america. and somehow that message needs to be a lot clearer than what it's been. >> president obama has spoken with president nieto about this issue. earlier i mentioned that mexico had deported over the year 2013 85,000 adults and children. the numbers i have of unaccompanied children are over 8,000 were deporte

most people here are not aware there is an acute surge in asylum applications in panama, costa rica, belizemexico -- not just the united states. >> that's true. the absolute numbers are much the united states, but as we also heard yesterday in the testimony before the senate appropriations committee, there has been seven fold increase over the last five years and the number of applications -- in the number of applications from quantum fromai hunters, and -- guatemala, honduras, and el salvador. >> i want your response to jeh johnson who told government officials from guatemala and mexico the obama administration speed up deportations and children will not be exempt. >> we believe it is important that we have additional quickers for more to centralns like america, more efficiently. we're building resources to accomplish that including the children. we are pledged to do so insistent with our laws in a humanitarian fashion. >> shelly pitterman, your response to the homeland security secretary? >> the key is, it is consistent with the laws. in other statements, secretary johnson has spoken to t

they're not coming from belize or panama or costa rica or nicaragua. they're coming from those three countries. it's a humanitarian crisis and we shouldn't be -- i isn't exploit the children and simply say we'll deport them back elm we can't. these are children and very dangerous places for us to send them back to. >> congressman, always a pressure. as the congressman just alluded to, at the heart of the border cries is a rumor that has been circulated throughout central america, countries like honduras and el salvador and guatemala where most of these unaccompanied children are coming from. the rumor about the ability of young family and christian to obtain what has been called in spanish permission to stay in the united states. last month the a got da mallan woman talked about it. >> take care of you if you came here? >>> when she got her she called me to say it truce what people are saying. republicans have been quick to opinion to such rumors as evidence the obama administration has basically invited the crisis by issue ago a 2012 memorandum known

you know, they aren't coming from belize. they aren't coming from panama or costa rica. and we know they aren't coming from mexico because we have a different treatment when it comes to mexican children coming unaccompanied. we simply send them back, right? so they are coming from three countries. and as you put at the very beginning at the top of the show, honduras is the murder capital of the world. it's followed by el salvador and guatemala. i want you to think one moment. the former police chief of guatemala and the first week of this -- of june, i'm sorry, last month, was found guilty of murder, number one. number two, there was a coup d'etat in honduras. there is no government. if you go to the state department, we might not know -- they might not be very clear about what's going to happen with these children. most of them will lose their petitions for asylum and most of them will be deported from the united states of america. that's the sad situation because those are our laws. but having said that, think about it a moment. go to the state department right now. do

the company purports to run a social networking website, based in belize.ven't been able to find an actual office. the ceo and sole employee doesn't work there. successor nowhere to the found, an attorney says he no longer represents them. and finally this morning, the sec halted trading citing concerns regarding the accuracy and adequacy of information in the marketplace and potentially manipulative transactions. of course, there are a lot of questions still. who is behind this? what happens to people still buying yesterday, and at least for now are stuck, and who was pumping it up? here's one site promoting the stock as late as a couple weeks ago, called aim high. when they begun its run, we were fortunate to have thrown it to a number of traders before the share price ran above a quarter. the loyalists that were the true winners. we be back in 1999. reached out to the site for a comment no response yet. they say it receives compensation sometimes stock from the companies that it profiles, which the disclaimer says is "an inherent conflict of interests."

and families leaving these same countries and going to places like nicaragua, costa rica, panama, belize. that area has seen a 712% increase in the number of arrivals from the same countries. >> that's staggering. >> it's not just coming to the united states. >> nbc stefanie has been reporting from the region. i want to play part of her report from guatemala and have you take a look at that. it. >> i'm here with the military here steps away. immigrants come here. this is where, in this town, they cut their deal with coyotes. their negotiations with immigrants happen out in the open. right out in the street. and everyone knows it's going on. on the street we see a negotiation taking place. four hondurans two only teens strike a deal with a man in the white hat. >> our producer overheard the conversation. it's a trip for men with no guarantees. we leave on saturday. >> chris, are the governments of these countries turning a blind eye? >> well, betty, as i mentioned earlier the emphasis of our work is helping the kids that are here. there are so many political issues that are involved with

there is an 800 number in belize. >> what is trading on a daily basis, less than 100,000 shares. >> it00,000 at one point. >> anywhere between .5 million and $1 million moving around, it could be one or two people manipulating the stock and holding on. >> that raises some big questions. >> how do they get out? >> is a shell company, it has never had any assets. the'm looking at a 10-q for quarter ending september 30, 2013. this company, a sensibly, has been in business for five years, it hasich period generated zero revenue and racked up operating expenses of stock-basedpaid composition, presumably, to marlon sanchez of $1.43 million. ownership? >> i talked to the auditor of the company, a gentleman in florida. he last heard from them back in october 2013. the latest filing that you mentioned, one of the recent filing said they were not going to report anymore. the auditor said what is unusual about that is usually companies that do that go away or they list on the pink sheet. 25000%. go up is volatile.on, it bigger than domino's, aol, zy nga. >> zynga still exists? >> yes, and it is w

fleeing everywhere, they're going to mexico, they're going to the united states, they're going to belize> what do you believe that says about this issue that if there's a refugee crisis in costa rica, if they're dealing with it in a similar situation as the united states is, then this tells you that this is not about the 2012 dreamer law or the 2008 law? >> that's exactly right, it's not about deferred action that the president put forward, we were already seeing these numbers surge before that happened. we need to work with law enforcement in central america, and those countries, to really hit hard the organized crime organizations that are driving this crisis. if we don't do that, we're not going to get ahead of the problem. >> do you believe a majority of these children are going to get deported back to their home countries? >> the numbers that i have seen so far, suggest that a majority of these children will not qualify for asylum. i've been working hard to make sure that we have due process, but that we also have the resources to make sure that we continue to secure or border. >> m

cynk is based in belize and only has one reported employee. called intro biz. says it allows users to both buy and sell the ability to socially connect to individuals such as celebrities, business owners and 258ented i.t. professionals but it is not clear how many registered users it has. cynk's stock was valued at less than a dime in june. >> june? >> and rocketed to over 20 bucks at one point thursday morning. >> that feels -- >> boilerroom, doesn't it? >> feels late ninetyish. >> yeah. >> i don't know anything about that. >> no, neither do i. >> i thought you were talking about siri. isn't there a ford sync, something in fords that allows you -- >> sync technology. like synchronization. >> something like that. >> that's giving the company way too much credit i think. >> all right coming up we head to the -- >> i hope you're not watching. >> cynk? >> you're being really mean. >> to the one employee in belize? we had to the media conference taking place in sun valley, idaho. kayla tausche will discuss media, and the article in "the new york t

mexico,g to figures, belize nicaragua, and saw an increase in the number of request from individuals from el salvador, honduras, and guatemala. these are among the most violent countries. globallyranks first with the homicide rate of 90 per 100 inhabitants. andalvador is fourth guatemala is fit with the rank of 40. youth are disproportionately affected. in honduras data revealed that between january and june, 409 children were murdered. so far the murder rate of children under 17 has increased i-77% from a year ago. men and girls are increasingly victims of violence. in honduras murders of women have increased 216%. the number of unaccompanied girls under 18 intercepted at the border rose by 77% this fiscal year. drug trafficking is part of the problem. some of the to violence. while the drug trade is a fact or, cartels are more interested in the king a low profile -- seeking a low profile. the violence in central america is i merrily community level including domestic violence and child abuse. aspectgangs impact every of life and are responsible for a significant amount of the viole

president, i've had the good fortune of traveling to every country in south america except belize and urg aby -- urg uruguay. cuba is sending physicians all over south and central america. china, lots of money, projects down there. and we because of the string enzi of what's happening with our -- string enzi of what's happening with our appropriations bills took months and months to get peace corps director, the peace corps helps but without a director it was kind of wobbly. the aid for international development is good programs, we don't -- we do very little to help those countries. and we have venezuelan, chavez ships hundreds and hundreds of teachers and oil to those countries, and we do nothing. for a fraction of what we spend on our border, a fraction of what we spend on our border, we could help those countries stabilize. we need to get resources to our border patrol agents and others caring for these children from central america. we need judges to hear these kids' cases and decide whether they need protection or need to be sent back home. the world is watching how this great d

i do not believe we can even find the one employee listed with the company. , --ent down >> to belizethe only thing he could get with roughed up by the grandfather and the brother, billion-dollar, i cannot even remember his name, but clearly there are people who have invested here who have been suckered. there is nothing the sec can do except a temporary expansion? -- a temporary suspension? >> tom, have they been suckered, or is this something the market into itself? did somebody commit a crime here? is somebody getting away with millions of dollars, or is it something like a crazy market phenomenon that went out of control? >> i think there is got to be a little bit of both. there has to be somebody behind is to try to control the shares. a small group that probably controlled the shares and then traded it around, got some interest, gruesome investors, but on the flipside, some of these investors know what they're getting themselves into. they are trying to get in early on the pump and get out before the dump, so the caveat toward these skull and cross was on the otc market -- peopl

, wouldn't we see a huge surge in refugees from elsewhere in central america, from panama or from belize or from costa rica or from, even closer to us, from mexico as well? but we haven't. in the last five years, child migrants from mexico have stayed relatively flat while children from the three countries that are the focus of current violence -- el salvador, honduras and guatemala -- have surged out of control. in 2009, child migrants from those three countries made up just 17% of all the children trying to come across the american border. this year, three-quarters are coming from el salvador, honduras and guatemala. why are they coming from these three countries? why these three countries? well, if you ask them, they'll tell you, the united nations high commissioner of refugees surveyed last year 400 child refugees and said, why have you made this long and dangerous and difficult trip to the american border? only nine of 404 surveyed said because they believed the u.s. would treat them well. more than half said they came out of fear because they were forcibly displaced. they are refug

they're fleeing to panama and nicaragua, costa rica and belize. in fact, those countries saw a 712% spike in asylum cases from el salvador, from honduras and guatemala from 2008-2013. further demonstrating that children are not coming to the u.s. to apply for daca, they're coming because their lives are at risk back home. in interviews with over 400 children, the united nations high commission on refugees found that no less than 58% of them were forcibly displaced because they suffered or faced harms that indicated a potential or actual need for international protection. an increase of more than 400% from back in 2006. less than 1% of these kids spoke of immigration reform or some new program or policy as the basis for coming to the united states. in fact, out of the 404 children who were interviewed, there were only four, four children, who expressed a reason for coming that related to some part of the u.s. immigration system. the reality is, as we heard from senator mikulski, what's driving our children to our borders is unimaginable violence, i

safety in other countries like mexico, panama, belize. since 2009, asylum applications are up over 700%. what does this say? it tells us this is not just an american problem. it is a regional problem. i don't believe we can solve it on our own. nor should we. investor shannon, i have a question. why would the administration -- ambassador shannon, i have a question. why wouldn't the administration call a meeting with the organization of american states? it seems to me this is the right venue. what we take care of have to do here, this is a way to take a look at this as a broader problem. can you react? >> is a good suggestion. we have had an opportunity to do several events related to this question. there was a conference held in nicaragua under the u.n. commission of high -- of refugees. we were able to fashion documents and approaches that allowed us to understand, in a common fashion, how this dynamic, this crisis of migration. was held innference mexico city. the government of honduras held a regional migration conference where we were

nations high commissioner for refugees, from 2008 to 2013 mexico, panama, nicaragua, costa rica and belizesaw an increase in the number of asylum requests for individuals from honduras, el salvador and combat mall la -- guatemala. according to the office of drugs and crime, honduras ranks first globally with a homicide rate of 90 per 100 inhabitants. el salvador is fourth with rate of just over 41, and guatemala is fifth with a rate of nearly 40. youth from marginalized communities are disproportionately affected by this violence. in hondurans, data revealed that from january to june of 2013, 409 children under the age of 18 were murdered. in neighboring el salvador, so far this year the murder rate of children under 17 has increased by 77% from the same period a year ago. children are are increasingly victims of violation. in honduras, murders of women have increased over 263% between 2005 and 2013. according to the pew research center, the number of unaccompanied girls under 18 intercepted at the border rose by 77% this fiscal year. most of them from honduras. drug trafficking is part of

to other countries that are not the united states near central america, so questions like mexico, belize, nicaragua are up over 70%. so it's clear to me these kids want to be anywhere that's not their home country today. some want to come here because it's the united states, because they have family here, and really ultimately, fundamentally, they want to be anywhere that is safer than where they are right now. >> on the issue of housing these undocumented minors that come here wild and wonderful says on twitter, i reject the notion that we have to build facilities to house these children pending hearings. we own many unused sites. >> as you know, within the current law, within 72 hours, these children are supposed to be transferred from the custody of customs and border protection to the custody of health and human services. and then health and human services is mandated by law to have them in the least restrictive setting possible, which is interpreted to mean that when we can, we unite them with family. immediate family, their parents, more distant family, aunts and uncles or cousins,

these children are seeking safety in other countries like mexico, panama, nicaragua, belize where since 2009 asylum applications are up over 700%. what does this say? it tells us that this is not just an american problem but a regional problem. and i do not leave we can solve it on our own nor should we. ambassador thomas shannon, i have a question. why wouldn't the administration call an emergency summit with the organization of american states? we know the oas is a body set up for regional political economic and social cooperation. this is, it seems to me, the right venue where we take care of what we have to do here, take a look at this as a broader problem. can you react to that idea? >> that is a very good suggestion, and i thank you for it. we have had an opportunity to do several regional events related to this question. there was a conference held in nicaragua under the auspices of the un high commission on refugees about a month ago where we were able to fashion documents and approaches that allowance, i think, to understand in a common fashion house this dynamic, this crisis o

a 17 -- a 712% increase in asylum cases in belize, anything rag with a and otherle -- nicaragua with a and other central american countries. what the bill did, the u.n. review now makes clear that as a consequence, we are sending kids who have been sex trafficked back to their abusers as a consequence. rather than fix this loophole, this bill would subject all kids to that flawed process. i can't help but note that this will be the only bill, immigration bill with an up or down vote, a bill to strip victims of their protections. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from new york's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. for three minutes. mr. rogers: i yield myself the balance of the time. madam speaker, we have a crisis on our border with mexico right now. it can't wait. it's a humanitarian crisis. it's also a failure of our border. 's an open border now unless you fix it. f we don't change the law to treat central american children the same as we treat mexican children at the border, yo

cynk's office in belize doesn't appear to exist and the phone's disconnected.een buying the stock and pumping it to a market cap in the billions. if promoters have been paid in company stock, they've made a lot of money. the s.e.c. has declined to comment. >> yeah, scott, stay with us, if you will. i want to get some thoughts here. dr. j., let me just pose this question. let's say the five of us here wanted to create $4 billion in market cap, would we be able to do so out of thin air? >> you would, because you can't borrow these shares to short them. so, in other words, as we all know, there's a buyer and a seller every time you have a stock that trades. well, in this case, there's simply no shares that you can go out and borrow, kelly, so you're doing a fail to deliver if you went and shorted these shares because you can't borrow the stock. >> that's amazing. >> so, could you do it? yeah, but this does seem something that the regulators to shut down, because i don't know that ma and pa or goldman sachs themselves could shut it down just by selling -- >> i like

in other words, costa rica, nicaragua, panama, and belize are not sending people to the united states the way honduras, guatemala, and el salvador are. >> maybe i wasn't clear in my question. i appreciate that. what i'm asking is are we seeing people from those three countries going into neighboring countries close to them at the same rate or in similar rates? >> we are seeing that. as i noted in the testimony, the u.n. high commission on refugees notes that asylum requests in surrounding countries are up 400%. and what i noted is that it's not obviously at the same rate or the same number. in fact, the numbers are quite small in comparison, but they're much, much higher than historically they have been, and that indicates that there are groups of children who are fleeing, and when they determine that they cannot flee to the united states either because they don't have the money or they're not prepared to take the risks but that they must flee, they go to the nearest place possible. so from our point of view, although the vast majority of these children are moving towards the united s

mexico, belize, panama, costa rica, nicaragua have all experienced signature increases in children coming to those countries. more than 400% increase collectively in asylum applications in 2012. this is not a poll from the united states. these children are running for their lives. and so we've got to address it with an understanding of what is the root cause of the humanitarian crisis. several of us on the judiciary committee have introduced a vulnerable immigrant voice act because we believe these unaccompanied children should have access to counsel. it would benefit the taxpayer in making immigration proceedings more efficient and ensuring expedited removal when merited. in making sure that unnecessary detention doesn't take place. now, many of these children will not have a valid legal basis to remain. but some will. some will have asylum claims or special immigrant juvenile status and for that reason we should give them access to counsel and do what's right for these children. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. jefferies: i yield back. the speaker pro tempo

undocumented children seeking asylum are going into other neighboring countries like costa rica and belizever over 700% and i don't think their presidents have said anything. there's plenty to talk about here but i think we need to take a deep breath. i try to get at the facts before i start talking about whose fault it is. >> that makes you a rare breed. >> i've been a member of congress for a year and a half -- well, we're really good at blaming and second-guessing and pointing fingers at things. let's sit down and try to solve this problem. it's a serious problem, john. it's one that's going to take some real thought and work, but, man, everything turning into a political issue. >> are you in favor of changing the 2008 law which allows for a waiting period essentially for people coming over the border from noncontiguous nation, are you in favor of changing the law? >> i think we have to change it. i don't think it needs to be repealed but right now the deal is that children that come from a contiguous country, mexico, canada, are treated differently and more expeditiously than children

why are the children not coming from the other three countries right there, belize, nicaragua , panama, costa rica, a fourth country in central america? the children are not coming from those. they're coming from the three are where all the drugs are. and where the drug lords have taken over. i hope the senate will react with rationality, and as difficult as it's going to be to pass a supplemental appropriations bill down at the other end of this hall, in the house of representatives, putting money in there to activate coast guard cutters -- they got a number of them out in san diego that are just inactivated. activate them, and giving the united states navy the ability to reposition ships, it might actually help us pass this supplemental appropriations bill down there at the other end of the hallway in the house of representatives. so we've got just a few days to do this. i'm hoping that we're going to be able to. now, mr. president, i came over here for a different reason, to tell you about chinese drywall. you can't see it, this is -- this is a normal piece of drywall. it's cut off

a 17 -- a 712% increase in asylum cases in belize, anything rag with a and otherle -- nicaragua with a and other central american countries. what the bill did, the u.n. review now makes clear that as a consequence, we are sending kids who have been sex trafficked back to their abusers as a consequence. rather than fix this loophole, this bill would subject all kids to that flawed process. i can't help but note that this will be the only bill, immigration bill with an up or down vote, a bill to strip victims of their protections. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from new york's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. for three minutes. mr. rogers: i yield myself the balance of the time. madam speaker, we have a crisis on our border with mexico right now. it can't wait. it's a humanitarian crisis. it's also a failure of our border. 's an open border now unless you fix it. f we don't change the law to treat central american children the same as we treat mexican children at the border, yo