April 27 2009
The Next Andromeda Strain.
Vol. 4 Issue 5
The
flood of illegal immigrants crossing our
borders, particularly from Mexico is out of
control. Thousands of illegals are sneaking
across our borders in the South West daily.
They bring with them much more than
illegal drugs, crime and the ability to rob
our
candy store, which is bad enough, they are
bringing with them the most dreaded
invisible predicament that Americans can
face, Disease! [My emphasis]
I am not just talking about the recent
“Swine Flu” epidemic; I am concerned about
the
rise of diseases that have not been seen in
the U.S. in decades. There have been
increased cases of TB, Hepatitis, Leprosy,
Dengue, Syphilis and Chagas.
In 2001, New York's Tuberculosis Control
Program discovered that 81 percent of that
city's new cases of TB were attributed to
immigrants.
Cases of TB are now being found in many
areas of the country, where there are high
concentrations of illegal immigrants. In
March of 2002, The Washington Post reported
that Virginia's Prince William County
experienced a 188 percent increase of TB
infections over the previous year. Yes, the
streets of Prince William County are
over-run
with illegal aliens seeking day-laborer
jobs.
For 40 years, the number of recorded
cases of Leprosy within the United States
totaled
900. Today, we know of more than 7,000
current cases of leprosy in the U.S. The
majority of people in the U.S. who are
suffering from leprosy are from Mexico,
Brazil,
and the Caribbean.
After cases of Chagas were reportedly
discovered to have been spread by
transfusions
in Canada, that nation began testing all
blood donations for the disease.
In March, 2002 health officials said,
“The rise of TB and other diseases we are
now
seeing in the U.S, is largely a consequence
of the migration of people from parts of the
world where the disease is common.”
Your pet is required to have an
International Health Certificate (APHIS FORM
7001 -
"United States Interstate & International
Certificate of Health Examination for Small
Animals") to be completed by an APHIS
accredited veterinarian who certifies animal
health status, conducts tests, and records
test results for the individual animals
being
exported or if you take your pet in or out
of the country. However, not you or anyone
else who enters the U.S. So, let me see if I
understand this, we are more concerned
about spreading diseases amongst dogs and
cats than humans.
The warning signs are here, however, our
political leaders will undoubtedly continue
to
ignore them. Our own president is willing to
place all Americans at risk, in exchange for
securing the Hispanic vote for the
Democratic Party. The Republicans are also
in
compliance trying to secure the vote for
themselves. It is about time they acted
responsibly in a non-partisan manner and
secured the borders. Neither party will then
have to worry about the vote.
As of this writing, 149 people in Mexico
have died from the current Swine Flu
epidemic.
However, how many Americans have to die
before we wake up and do the right thing.
Not from Swine Flu but from all the other
disease that are now finding their way
across
our borders. Our leaders have ignored the
earlier warnings from America’s health
organizations. What will it take to get them
to open their eyes; perhaps an outbreak of
Ebola or Hemorrhagic fever.
Here is what the Obama administration has
done. They appear to be using this latest
problem to take the heat off the economic
turmoil we are facing. Let us look at
reality.
Thousands of people die each year in the
U.S. from ordinary influenza viruses. As of
this writing, there are less than 50 cases
of Swine Flu that have been diagnosed and no
one has died, or is so gravely ill that they
are likely to die. Only one person has been
hospitalized. So why the sudden panic? As
Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s Chief
of Staff is quoted as saying, “Never let a
good crisis go to waste.”
In, 1976, 19-year old, Army recruit David
Lewis died from the swine flu. Two weeks
after
his death, health officials disclosed to
America that something called "swine flu"
had
killed Lewis and put four of his fellow
recruits in the hospital.
The portentous name of this flu alone was
enough to touch off civilian fear of an
epidemic. Government doctors knew from tests
hurriedly conducted at Fort Dix in New
Jersey, after Lewis' death that 500 soldiers
had caught swine flu without falling ill.
Under the direction of the CDC a national
vaccination program was conducted. Forty-
million Americans were vaccinated with
disastrous results.
More than 500 people are thought to have
developed Guillain-Barre syndrome after
receiving the vaccine; 25 people died. No
one completely understood the causes of
Guillain-Barre, but the condition apparently
can develop after a bout with an infection
or
following surgery or vaccination. The
federal government paid out millions in
damages
to people or their families who had received
the vaccination.
So what will be the economic downside
from this panic?
You cannot get the virus from eating pork
products, yet six countries have banned
importing pork from the U.S. There go U.S.
exports of pork products.
It has been suggested that travel to
Mexico be curtailed. There goes the travel
and
hotel industry.
During his recent trip to Mexico
President Obama had shaken the hand of
Felipe Solis, a
Mexican archeologist, who died from the
Swine Flu the day after he shook the
President’s hand. President Obama has not
gotten sick.
It appears that this past weekend has
been a slow news weekend. The media is
running
with the story as though we are in an
imminent risk of a medical holocaust. What
they
should be focusing on is the following:
If left unchecked, illegal immigration
will destroy this nation one way or another.
It is
time to put the lid on the Petri-dish by
closing our borders.
And, that is my opinion,
Michael Solomon
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