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>> what's going to happen to freeport, illinois? >> it's going to become a ghost town. that's one major company in freeport. we only have two sole big companies. and once this one goes down, i mean, it's going to be hard for anybody to find a job because there's nothing around there. >> normally when a company is not doing well the companies know it. was it record profits? and that makes it hard to understand? >> we don't understand. from my understanding, they liked freeport. they liked the location. but it was we need more money. >> mary joe, thank you for coming in tonight. appreciate it so...

We make the very best product in the world in that plant. and their only motivation is they want more money. >> sensata had record profits last year and it's not good enough. workers are protesting their jobs being shipped to china. they set up a camp called bain port. it's starting to gain national attention. dick durbin announced he will visit bain port tomorrow morning. he's the first federal official to visit. mitt romney's campaign says he's no longer responsible for bain's management decisions. however, "the new york times" reports it's possible for romney to profit from the outsourcing ...

I mean, from my understanding is, they liked freeport. they liked the location. but it was we need more money. >> mary jo, thank you for coming in tonight. appreciate it so much. "the ed show" will be live from freeport, illinois, on friday. we will be broadcasting from bain port, highlighting the devastating effects outsourcing. you don't want to miss it. we'll get it in detail. coming up, ohio senator sherrod brown takes his republican challenger to task to saying he wouldn't have supported the automobile rescue which saved thousands of ohio jobs? a highlight from their first debate, next.

China. >> welcome back to "the ed show." we first brought you the story of technologies back in july on "the ed show." sensata is a car manufacturing company in freeport, illinois. it's majority owned by bain capital. the company is set to close its illinois factory by the end of 2012 and outsource the jobs to china. it puts workers in a desperate situation. >> they informed us they would be bringing some of the people from china for us to train. like a slap in the face. just think how you would feel. you're taking my job but then i'll have to train you. >> the company set a record for profits...

Doing? >> it was hard. having to train somebody to take your job and you don't have any control over it, that was probably the hardest thing i've had to do. >> did they really take down the american flag and put up the chinese flag? >> they didn't put up the chinese flag. we put it across the street in bain port. >> what's going to happen to freeport, illinois? >> it's going to become a ghost town. that's one major company in freeport. we only have two sole big companies. and once this one goes down, i mean, it's going to be hard for anybody to find a job because there's nothing around there. ...