"State and local governments probably spent another $1.6 billion on top of that providing health insurance for illegal aliens," said Mr. Camarota, whose group analyzes Census Bureau data.
This is not our rightful burden to bear- but that cheap labor force is just so valuable...
It helped but only because the transmission of SARS requires close and often sustained contact. If SARS had spread as easily as normal flu, the whole plane load would have been at risk. At a minimum, when a flu or other illness is detected being passed from person to person, people should be screened before getting to the boarding area to get on the plane and vax records (if any) should be required. Also, the countries that do not adequatly control the birds or pigs or whatever should be cut off from foreign travel.
A pandemic can only be avoided if attacked close to the source and isolated.
Maybe we should stop all tourism and business trips? Give me a break. The Washington Time keeps feeding wedge issues and the right fringe keeps eating it up. "See there...them illegals is making us all sick." Hey Joe buy a subscription.
TB transmitted by cheap, illegal labor shows up in restaurants and spreads like wildfire.
Politicians and corporate indentured servant employers know there is another warm body on its way - in a truck - through the desert - under a train. No mattere how sick they get there's always a new one coming.
I have brought up testing new employees where I work, at the least, for TB. I am told that is a violation of their rights.
When does this disdain for the health and future for America end?
Welcome to the open book called America.....