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Article #995Re: Illegal Alien Shantytowns Spreading Diseases, Death
From: theodoric3
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:44
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:44
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On Mar 13, 4:10 pm, "DorE" <90835x...@sneakemail.com> wrote: > Illegal Immigrants Are Spreading Dangerous Diseases Across This Nation > By Dave Gibson > > It is often said that the flood of illegal immigrants into this > country is reaching 'epidemic proportions.' While that statement is > true--it is just as true that the illegal immigrants pouring over the > U.S.-Mexican border are endangering this country with actual > epidemics. Tuberculosis, hepatitis, dengue fever, chagas, and even > leprosy are being imported into the U.S. inside the bodies of illegal > aliens...And you thought they only carried heroin-filled baloons > inside their bodies! > > A 'hot-zone' of disease can be found in this nations border states. > Illegal immigrants are setting up so-called "colonias" just inside the > states of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. The shanty towns are > comprised mostly of cardboard shacks and huts made with cast-off > building materials. They have no sanitation, and are surrounded by > mounds of garbage. The estimated 185,000 illegals share their > makeshift towns with armies of rats. Of course, diseases only common > to Central and South America run rampant in these places. > > One of the imports to this country is chagas disease. It is caused by > a parasite known as trypanosome. It is a blood-borne disease and is > spread by triatomine insects. The parasite burrows into human tissue > (usually in the face), where it then begins to multiply. In addition > to being spread by insects, it can also be contracted through blood > transfusions. > > 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. > > 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. > > Dr. John Levis of New York's Bellevue Hospital's Hansen Disease Clinic > said of America's documented cases of leprosy: 'There are probably > many, many more and they are spreading." > > Most of those in the U.S. who are suffering from leprosy are from > Mexico, India, Brazil, and the Caribbean. However, there are a few > documented cases in which the person became infected with leprosy > inside the U.S. The majority of the cases have been discovered in this > nation's northeastern region. > > Once thought to be nearly eradicated in this country, TB is now making > a strong comeback. In a recent interview with Mother Jones Magazine, > Dr. Reichman of The New Jersey TB Clinic recently said: In the 1990's, > cases among foreign born Americans rose from 29 percent to 41.6 > percent. Antibiotic resistant strains from Mexico have migrated to > Texas. Since three years ago, 16,000 new cases of TB were discovered > in the United States. Half were foreign born. Strains of TB once only > found in Mexico have migrated to the border states of Texas, Arizona, > New Mexico, and California. It will move north as illegal aliens work > in restaurants as cooks, dishwashers, and food handlers. We sit on the > edge of a potential catastrophe." > > 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. > > Last year, the rate of TB in the northern part of Virginia rose 17 > percent. The Va. Department of Health blamed the rise on that region's > recent flood of illegal immigrants. Many strains of TB are being found > in certain neighborhoods, which are dominated by illegal Latin > American immigrants. > > The threats posed to our country by illegal immigration are many. > 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 Latino vote for the Republican Party. > > [ed note: they know most Latinos won't vote Republican. It's > being done to supply slave labor to the upper class and to > eliminate the white middle class] > > If left unchecked, illegal immigration will destroy this nation one > way or another. > > http://www.rense.com/general75/shanty.htm And our worthless government does nothing to stop the flood of illegals. greg http://www.newnation.com/index2.html New Nation News
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