Dell's primary assemblies are manufactured in (gasp!) China. Dell hires cheap US labor to assemble these into the finished product; a "do you want fries with that" business model.
The admin just deleted a thread titled "U.S. Hiring Hong Kong Firm to Check Cargo for Nukes" and claimed it was a duplicate of THIS thread. It is NOT a duplicate thread, it is a separate article.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/3/23/173950.shtml?s=lh
Actually their call centers are in India. I've bought a Dell item last year and it was an indian at the other end of the world that was taking my order. I was suprised I wasnt charged an outrageous amout of money in international phone calls.