|
|
|
Of all the examples of incomÂpetence and failure to protect Americans that the Obama AdminÂistration has displayed, its failure to keep Ebola out of our country may be the worst. Obama's number-one job is to keep dangerous people from coming into America, and he has flunked the test. E-bola is a particularly horrible disease. Infected patients face a death rate of 25% to 90%. Long ago, our country desigÂnated Ellis Island as a place where people could be held until we deÂcided whether or not to let them in. Disease is one of the major reasons why, over the years, thousands of people have been denied entry and returned to wherever they came from. Ellis Island was a facility with immigration inspectors and public health officials who screened out aliens who might have a disÂease that posed a health risk to Americans. Anyone suspected of having been exposed to Ebola, or who comes from a country where Ebola is a problem, should be deÂnied entry. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) called on Obama to invoke existing law immediately in order "to ensure Americans are not exposed to this deadly disease." Rep. Alan GrayÂson (D-FL) is demanding a travel ban on applicants from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and on any foreign person who has visited one of those nations 90 days prior to arriving in the U.S. But Obama has failed to use his legal power to deny entry. Invasion by ilÂlegals coming across our border has become a national security problem, a welfare problem, a public school problem, as well as a dangerous disease problem. It's a problem of our public schools suddenly being invaded by thouÂsands of young adults who have never been to any school, who are not familiar with basic hygiene, who can't read or write, who don't speak English or even familiar Spanish (but speak one of 21 difÂferent Spanish or Indian dialects), and who may carry new diseases such as EV-D68. It's a problem of requiring our health-care establishment to deal with diseases that are not common in the United States. During the summer we suffered an outbreak of EV-D68, a polio-like enteroviÂrus. The outbreak is widespread in Central America, from which many of the illegal kids came. The CDC reports that at least 538 people, mostly children, in 43 states and the District of Columbia became ill with EV-D68. At least five U.S. children infected with EV-D68 died this fall. The Centers for Disease ConÂtrol reports that "By the end of the year, there will be 14 million people infected with Ebola and 62 percent of them dying." The U.S. has issued 13,000 visas for travel to America from the three most Ebola-infected West African countries: Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Will Obama let those 13,000 people into America? House Homeland SecuÂrity Chairman Michael McCaul has called for barring entry into the United States for people from West African countries wrestling with Ebola, and also temporarily suspending the 13,000 visas that have already been issued to people in those countries. Senator Ted Cruz said it best: "Our priority should be protecting the American people and preventing Ebola from coming here." |
