Posted on 10/09/2014 1:08:14 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
U.S. Border Patrol agents say an incident along the Texas-Mexico border Wednesday night is a clear warning that they are not prepared to deal with the threat of people infected with Ebola and other communicable diseases trying to cross into the United States.
Agents in the Rio Grande Valley border sector apprehended a man from the eastern African nation of Eritrea who was trying to cross illegally into the U.S.
Agents told TheBlaze it isn’t the first time they’ve apprehended someone from Africa or “special interest aliens” – persons from nations with known terrorist ties – trying to cross the border. But in this case, the potential for disease, not terrorism, was their primary concern.
There have been no reported cases of Ebola virus in Eritrea; the outbreak has been limited to the West Africa countries of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, with individual cases diagnosed in Spain and the United States.
But Border Patrol agents with knowledge of the man’s apprehension told TheBlaze the case illustrates a major problem: There are no real protocols in place to handle people at the border coming from nations dealing with Ebola or outbreaks of other infectious diseases.
Albert Spratte, a Border Patrol agent and union representative with the National Border Patrol Council Local 3307 in the Rio Grande Valley sector, said there is enormous concern among agents about the lack of information and education regarding the Ebola crisis.
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
I thought the current Ebola outbreak was in Western frica?
If Western fricans can travel anywhere why not to Eastern frica?
Eastern Africa: Terrorists
Northern Africa: Muslim Brotherhood
Southern Africa: Deteriorating with South Africa's government losing European influences.
Western Europe without Ebola: Corruption with oil profits, crazies run amuck kidnapping Catholic school girls.
did I leave anything out?
East Africa has Marburg hemorrhagic fever.
In any case lets keep in frica.
How many slip through for every catch?
It’s sad when you read “East African terrorist” with relief, but given the dangers posed by West African infiltrators, I’ll gladly tolerate all the East Africans Obama has chosen to let in to our country illegally. Police and armed citizens at least have a chance against human threats.
Mexico is such a great neighbor. Can I hear three cheers for the wonderful government of Mexico. /s
That’s true. But a really smart West African who thought he might have been exposed to Ebola would travel overland to another African country than those identified as high Ebola risk.
It is possible to travel overland in Africa and bribe border patrol to not stamp one’s passport. In that way one could go to say Kenya and board a plane to the USA or Canada or wherever.
Twarting a black African illegal who wanted to waltz into the USA?
Has King Obama ordered ICE to fire them yet?
He wants to destroy the USA and has contempt for hard-working Americans.
Our “good friends and neighbor” Mexico will help load them onto La Bestia, to ride right in.
Thanks for the ping!
You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!
And we’ll let them.
As much as I dislike what Mexico has done, it’s even worse that our own government is doing this to our population.
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