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200,000 from Ebola countries have visas to enter U.S.
WashExaminer ^
| 15 Sep 2014
| Paul Bedard
Posted on 09/16/2014 8:46:09 AM PDT by shove_it
There are about 200,000 Africans from countries hosting the deadly Ebola virus who hold temporary visas to visit the United States, greatly raising the stakes it could spread to America, according to a group following the immigration issue.
Based on State Department nonimmigrant visa issuance statistics, I estimate that there are about 5,000 people in Guinea, 5,000 people in Sierra Leone, and 3,500 people in Liberia who possess visas to come to the United States today, said Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
Add to that more than 195,000 Nigerians with visas to visit, or who could already be here, she said of the country that has seen temporary U.S. visas skyrocket...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arica; cdc; ebola; ebolavisas; passport; visa
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posted on
09/16/2014 8:46:09 AM PDT
by
shove_it
To: shove_it
CDC ... you have a message ... pick up.
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posted on
09/16/2014 8:48:53 AM PDT
by
Slyfox
(Satan's goal is to rub out the image of God he sees in the face of every human.)
To: shove_it
Coming to a local neighborhood near YOU?
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posted on
09/16/2014 8:51:21 AM PDT
by
golf lover
(goingf)
To: shove_it
No one is talking about the number of American Citizens employed in West Africa.
The list includes oil field workers, security personnel (ground and airborne), aid workers and missionaries.
Military retirees used to fly aircraft providing night time aerial surveillance of various oil fields and pipelines. They were provided with their own weapons (dare I say true military assault rifles?) and guards, and rotated between West Africa and the States on a 90-day cycle.
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posted on
09/16/2014 8:52:20 AM PDT
by
Nip
(BOHEICA and TANSTAAFL - both seem very appropriate today.)
To: golf lover
“If it’s not one thing, it’s another” — Roseanne Roseannadanna
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posted on
09/16/2014 8:53:20 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: shove_it
In light of the current situation, they should not be allowed to travel. Period.
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posted on
09/16/2014 8:54:38 AM PDT
by
fivecatsandadog
(IMPEACH THE TRAITOR --- IMPEACH THE TRAITOR --- IMPEACH THE TRAITOR)
To: shove_it
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posted on
09/16/2014 8:57:17 AM PDT
by
Pollster1
("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
To: shove_it
...or who could already be here...We no longer have any idea who is or isn't in our country. Thanks, Barry, thanks George, thanks DNC, and thanks RNC.
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posted on
09/16/2014 8:57:33 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: shove_it
How many of them will actually go home when their visas expire?
Probably zero
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:00:01 AM PDT
by
Ouderkirk
(To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
To: shove_it
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:02:04 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: shove_it
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:02:17 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Slyfox
The State Department is the place that can put a hold on those visas
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:02:32 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: shove_it
Half the people with the rubber stamps probably think Ebola is an iPhone app. /s
To: GeronL
Who is in charge of the State Department?
Well, I guess we ought to prepare for Ebola.
Underneath every seat at the Capital building, there is a plastic pouch for each member of Congress so that in case of any bio-weapon that might be released there, each member can don a hazmat suit and protect themselves.
I saw it myself on a private Capital tour. I opened the pouch.
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:11:37 AM PDT
by
Slyfox
(Satan's goal is to rub out the image of God he sees in the face of every human.)
To: Kartographer
If I get the nomination
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:13:53 AM PDT
by
Slyfox
(Satan's goal is to rub out the image of God he sees in the face of every human.)
To: Kartographer
Have you got the image of John F’n Kerry in his Gumby suit? Every one I can find has been scrubbed from the interweb.
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:43:51 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: shove_it
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:49:38 AM PDT
by
Clay Moore
("911 is for when the backhoe won't start." JRandomFreeper)
To: Clay Moore
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:51:36 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: Clay Moore
We’re all counting on the Regime’s crack SoS, DHS, etc. to keep this plague from sweeping through the USA.
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posted on
09/16/2014 9:58:24 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: Slyfox
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posted on
09/16/2014 10:00:15 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
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