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Susan Foster
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There is no evidence that any of these diseases are borne by anyone in the caravan. But it makes logical sense to me that if someone is sick with something like TB, they cannot walk another 2,400 miles to the U.S. Also, you aren't going to get TB from anyone unless they cough on you. I believe this is the point of some of the military people at the border being medical personnel. The military is highly aware of disease and will inoculate/treat anyone who obtains asylum (which won't be many if any). I believe it's just fear mongering from Fox News. Which doesn't surprise me.
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Ammoland is a great source for finding cheap ammo, but not so much for fact based news.
The picture of what appears to be bacteria with the caption, "Yes, Unvetted Illegal Caravans Threaten Public Health," is misleading and intended to create fear and bias. Probably the definition of fake news the author tries to attach to other news sources.
First, the caravan is NOT going to cross the border unfettered, or illegally. Did the last one, or the others that have been coming for a decade?
The following paragraph is interesting rhetoric:
"Newsflash, fake newsers: It's neither racist nor xenophobic nor hateful to discuss the impact of unfettered mass immigration and unvetted caravans of illegal border-crossers on our public health."
Attack the press so we'll be more likely to believe patently false lies, rather than listen to the facts and make our own decision. Then, to hide the intent to create fear and bias, the author claims it's not racist, etc., to be against "mass migration," "unvettered caravans of illegal border-crossers." These dog whistles are intended to invoke fear and bias. By claiming it's not racist or xenophobic, then falsely claiming the caravan will illegally cross the border, is clearly intended to create the idea that disliking them isn't because of their race, but because they are violating the law, despite the fact that what they are doing isn't illegal.
The migrants want to use the Temporary Protected Status, a legal way to enter the US, not different than:
Armenians fleeing massacres in Turkey;
Jews fleeing persecution in Eastern Europe;
Hungarians seeking refuge after failed uprising against Soviet Union; or
Irish fleeing the famine.
These are only a fee examples of the bias in this article. There are too many to point out here.
Rather than stating who, what, when, where, why, and how, the author claims the sky is falling, the illegal hordes are bringing drug resistant TB and dengue fever, and demonizes those with left leaning ideas, while making victims of the far right.
Me, I'm a moderate who has the ability to see through the BS the left and right regularly spew. I have voted for Republican and Democrat Presidents, because I vote for who I believe is the best candidate. I found neither of the main two parties' candidates in the last election to have any integrity, or honor.
How can we unite again? Question everything from both sides, base our opinions on facts, call out hyperbole, and demand integrity from both sides. It would also help to get big money out of our politics.
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MCPO Roger Collins
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Psychologytoday excerpt

“Let’s start with Mexico, number one in origin of illegal immigrants, but number ten in incidence of TB. If 52% of 11 million individuals illegally emigrated from Mexico, we can (cautiously) estimate that there are over 2,300 infected Mexican illegal immigrants currently living in the United States. What does this mean annually? It is estimated that 720,000 Mexicans attempt to illegally cross into the U.S. annually (roughly half are captured by the U.S. Border Patrol, but based on surveys, many soon attempt to cross the border again). We would calculate that approximately 151 illegal immigrants infected with TB cross into the U.S. annually (half being apprehended, many of whom soon return).”
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