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BJ
Lv 7
BJ asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 7 years ago

Who considers it strange that nobody seemed to consider a travel restriction or a travel ban until a traveler came here with Ebola?

It has been months since the outbreak started and thousands have died. Did anyone consider a travel restriction or ban in place before now? Should it actually take a case to appear in this country before any action is taken?

Update:

Understand that I am not in favor of a ban but perhaps restrictions of some sort. I am just amazed that our government did not even start talking about this UNTIL a traveler came here infected and passed away here. Nothing up to that point. Just wondering if others feel the same way.

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago
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    A travel ban wouldn't make sense. There have been only two cases of Ebola in the USA. Only a couple of thousand people have the disease in Africa, and they are mostly very poor people who won't travel to the USA anyway.

    Ebola poses no threat to America. Yes it's a terrible disease, but you really have to go out of your way to get it.

  • 7 years ago

    Borders aren't policed because of PC liberal BS,so it's down to them.

    Open borders mean pandemics.

    As well try stopping rats at the border.

    Let alone the two legged ones.

    They have RIGHTS,you don't.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    It's another example of blind idealism in the face of a real foreseeable threat. Pragmatism has left the building

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    apparently, one of the ways of contracting Ebola from an infected person is through heavy kissing and sexual contact.

    On a plus side, that vastly improves my chances of survival

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    you folk really do get caught up in media drivel dont you

    seriously how do you imagine this threat ranks in comparison will everything else that causes death and injury in the country every day

    get some perspective

    you effectively want to shut down international travel .. do you get what that would cost the economy?

  • alan
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    wait till you see what happens at the Mexican border.

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