When foreigners bring disease across the border

washingtontimes ^ | Jan. 25, 2016 | Tammy Bruce

[PROCON]

Formerly eradicated diseases are surging and now we have the Zika virus

When facing the massive problems associated with an open border, deluges of illegal immigration, and now even government sponsored surges of so-called "refugees," we naturally must discuss our concern about terrorism and violent crime. That, however, is only part of the threat.

The uncontrolled and chaotic violation this nation brought to us by President Obama's immigration and refugee schemes pose a number of threats to the homeland as insidious and deadly as the Islamic jihadi.

Viruses we had finally eliminated from our lives are returning, and others we should never have to face are now crawling through our nation, targeting our children and families.

In addition to the word "jihad" we now must re-introduce into our lexicon the words measles, polio, diphtheria, tuberculosis, malaria, scabies, dengue, and now "Zika."

[PROCON]

..we do know that the virus is spreading like wildfire throughout Latin America, specifically, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, and Venezuela...

The three countries most of the 230,000 "surge" immigrant minors are coming from? Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

So basically, our children's well-being and health is being sacrificed in the name of "diversity" and democratic voter registration.

[Bubba_Leroy]

It matters not what they bring across the border as long as they promise to vote for Democrats.

[PROCON]

Just another example of High Crimes and Misdemeanors.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Does not matter that diseases one has never heard of are coming into our country; simply look at who the American electorate put into the Presidency-TWICE! That fact alone is proof that Americans would rather have equality than life itself.

[jennychase]

Tuberculosis is big concern. New strains from different regions are showing up in US.

[ConstantSkeptic]

So far I’ve only seen stories about U.S. residents bringing back the Zika virus when they’ve traveled to foreign countries.

Do you have a link to any stories where foreigners have brought it to the U.S?

[justa-hairyape]

The very few minimal functions that we ask of government: control the borders; defend the nation; be fiscally responsible with our tax money; remove corruption from society; are all failing. Failing miserably. In fact horribly.

[Don Corleone]

Well at least while Obama is King, Black Lung Disease is not a worry. /sarc

[PROCON]

This article discusses the populations at greatest risks, several of which are mentioned in this thread's article.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/health/halting-spread-of-zika-united-states/index.html

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

The number of tropical diseases entering our country, and taking hold,(i.e. Break Bone Fever, aka Dengue Fever) is staggering.