200,000 from Ebola countries have visas to enter U.S.

WashExaminer ^ | 15 Sep 2014 | Paul Bedard

[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...

[Slyfox]

LOL

[bgill]

They’ll hold onto those visas until they come down with a fever and headache and then hop the first flight to the US got get the best medical care in the world all for free. Nevermind the passengers and everyone else they come in close contact with.

[sjmjax]

We’re all counting on the Regime’s crack SoS, DHS, etc. to keep this plague from sweeping through the USA.

I have more faith in these guys....

[Greysard]

How many of them will actually go home when their visas expire? Probably zero

There is no "probably" in that. Any sane person would choose to weather this storm in a safe haven. Going back to heavily infected countries is insane, and nobody can be expected to do that. It's not a matter of illegally earning a few dollars here and there, which is a choice; it's a matter of life and death, which is not really a choice unless a person is suicidal.

[Clay Moore]