Posted on 12/06/2018 8:44:39 AM PST by lowbridge
People who oppose immigration often argue that migrants bring disease with them, and that they then become a burden to health systems in their new countries because theyre so sick.
But that's not true, a team of experts argued in a new report released Wednesday.
In fact, they point out that immigrants make up a significant portion of the healthcare work forces in their new homelands.
"There is no evidence to show that migrants are spreading disease," said Dr. Paul Spiegel, who directs the Center for Humanitarian Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. "That is a false argument that is used to keep migrants out," Spiegel told NBC News.
"Contrary to the current political narrative portraying migrants as disease carriers who are a blight on society, migrants are an essential part of economic stability in the U.S.," added Terry McGovern, who heads Columbia Universitys Department of Population and Family Health.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
We as a society want to pay health aides $10/hour.
That doesn’t mean that people from the tropics don’t carry tropical diseases.
To add insult to injury large hospitals then write off the loses - meaning they often pay ZERO in taxes. Everyone is hurt except the illegals... all the sacrificing and pain is done so poorly educated 'fence jumpers' can live here long enough be become democrats and vote in socialism or thugocracies run by 'elites' ... the same crap that ruined their home countries.
I don’t know how many hospitals pay taxes; here in NJ there is a stink because some hospitals are being forced to pay property taxes for the first time (or make “payments in lieu of taxes”). This is a high-tax state, and this decision will close even more of them.
Yeah ... that “team of experts” forte is tiddlywinks.
BINGO
Ny now a citizen Filipina wife was poked, prodded and probed three times in the Philippines before coming here and three MORE “bio metrics” here in the US after arriving legally on a K1 fiancee’ visa in 2010.
You don’t even have to read the article to know exactly what it will attempt. I suppose there are still some who don’t know the agenda of the Goebbelsmedia.
Todays women proggies are really something. Lie lie lie lie lie. Just wow.
Thank you for pointing that out, I caught that, too.
Liberals REALLY need to keep their lies straight.
So liberals are saying that HIV is really a disease limited to certain populations... (cough) "not only gays get HIV, EVERYONE is at risk" (cough)
TB is a PUBLIC problem.
A person with active TB is not allowed to "roam freely" amongst their own kind.
They are not allowed to "roam" anywhere.
They must be *isolated* in a negative pressure hospital room.
Even third world doctors know this.
Just how stupid do they think we are?
Your sarcasm tag should be removed completely. This is a completely valid argument you are making, based on the preposterous claim that immigrants are CONTRIBUTORS based on the fact they are essentially low cost (slave?) labor in the HC industries of developed countries.
By all means, it is elitist for us to be hiring away the bedrock of their health care infrastructure. Those countries should be levying a tariff for every immigrant we hire into the HC industry.
Don't hold your breath.
It's why I call them "LIEberals."
>I have the sniffles; bring me an illegal Sudanese migrant, please.
Is that how they get SUDAFED?
sorry, I’ll leave now.
Lost Angeles is a case on point. Chagas was unknown there in 1970. Now there are multiple clinics for it.
Not to mention that getting a nursing/medical license with nothing but a foreign education is just so easy....
I’m not sure really...One immigrant engineer I knew had a 4 year degree from India but when he went to get licensed (Engineer in Training) they said his degree was worth only 90 credits. He would have had to take 2 or 3 semesters of senior level engineering at an American college.
I lost touch with him so I’m not sure how it turned out.
Need that huge laugh on an otherwise terrible day.
Obalas Ebola cases 4-5 years ago were of the home grown variety dontcha know.
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