Hi Folks,
I am concerned!
Last week the CDC stated that in the worst case scenario the swine flu could cause several HUNDRED thousand deaths and cause over 40% of those employed to miss work over the next 2 years. It is unlikely the outbreak will be this severe but never the less...startling!
In the same paper, the AZ Republic, there was a story that a Sheriff Joe sweep turned up 9 illegals, but the feds made the sheriff release them without deportation because they had "clean" criminal records. In itself that sounds like an oxymoron to me.
The two articles got me to ponder the health side of the "illegal" debate. I have no facts but this is just common sense.
If someone in a foreign country settles here illegally, it stands to reason that they did not receive any of the required immunizations to come to the US.
What diseases common to the US will they catch and spread within our population?
More worrisome to me is what diseases will they bring with them from their country?
Shouldn't our government protect us from the swine flu and other infectious diseases by enforcing our immigration laws?
If any one out there has some facts on disease and the illegal issue, I invite your comments.
Chuck Trautman
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