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    Despite the risk, Obama continues to issue 'Ebola visas

    Despite the risk, Obama continues to issue 'Ebola visas

    Immigration Examiner
    Dave Gibson
    October 3, 2014


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    This week, Great Britain banned travel from the Ebola-stricken nations of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, joining a growing list of nations attempting to protect their citizens from the deadly virus. In contrast, President Obama has chosen not to impose any restrictions on travel from the region.
    Instead, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Tuesday:

    We've provided guidance to pilots, flight attendants and others who are responsible for staffing our transportation infrastructure to ensure that if they notice individuals who are exhibiting symptoms ... that the proper authorities are notified

    Of course, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently announced the first confirmed case of Ebola in the U.S. That patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian national, easily obtained a U.S. travel visa and apparently lied on a health form before boarding a flight from Monrovia. This case demonstrates the rather absurd nature of relying on self-reporting, rather than a travel ban to keep those infected with Ebola from entering this country.

    eIn addition to Great Britain, the following countries have placed bans on travel from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone:

    -Cameroon
    -South Africa
    -Mauritius
    -Sudan
    -Gabon
    -Namibia
    -Gambia
    -Rwanda
    -Cape Verde
    -Chad
    -Senegal
    -Saudi Arabia

    It would seem that the leadership of the aforementioned nations, unlike the Obama administration, take seriously, their responsibility to their citizens. However, it would appear that sometime during our pre-Obama period, we also had federal officials who sought to protect us...

    -In its official (and rather laughable) mission statement, the CDC claims to work "24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad..."

    -The section of U.S. immigration law entitled "Classes of Aliens Ineligible for Visas or Admission," states that admission will be denied to "any alien who is determined to have a communicable disease of public health significance," or anyone who has "a physical or mental disorder and behavior associated with the disorder that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others."

    So, why then is Obama (or "Obola," as talk show host Michael Savage has dubbed him) now intentionally risking the lives of those he is sworn to protect?



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    Quote Originally Posted by HAPPY2BME View Post
    So, why then is Obama (or "Obola," as talk show host Michael Savage has dubbed him) now intentionally risking the lives of those he is sworn to protect
    I think it's because he really cannot resist taking every opportunity to show his disdain for ordinary Americans.

    And if the epidemic reaches a level which threatens Democrats re-election prospects, 'Bama will give a wonderful speech re how he was misled by the head of the CDC. Then he'll accept that person's resignation. And all with a completely sincere tone of voice.
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    Thousands Sign Petition To Ban Flights From Ebola Countries; Two Removed From Newark Airplane By Hazmat Crew


    Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/04/2014 15:02 -0400

    Whether it is due to the sheer deferred Ebola panic (we warned in June it was only a matter of time before the "world's worst Ebola epidemic" made it to US shores, which promptly got us branded as fearmongers as usual), or the administration's bumbled attempt at damage control with a very confused and mostly pointless press conference on Friday afternoon, but three days ago, a petition was launched on the White House website demanding that the "FAA ban all incoming and outgoing flights to Ebola-stricken countries until the Ebola outbreak is contained." As of this moment, over 4,000 people have already signed it.


    And while petitions are usually pointless exercise in public outcry, in this case the CDC already responded. As the Hill reports, a travel ban to the countries facing an Ebola outbreak could paradoxically make the problem worse, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden said during a Saturday press conference.

    Paradoxically indeed? Let's listen to Mr. Frieden's arguments:


    Frieden said the CDC would consider any and all precautions, but warned that a travel ban could make it harder to get medical care and aid workers to regions dealing with the outbreak.

    He said that had already occurred when African Union aid workers tried to get to Liberia but were stuck in a neighboring country for days because of a travel ban.
    "Their ability to get there was delayed by about a week because their flight was canceled and they were stuck in a neighboring country," he said.

    But isn't it mostly US troops deployed in Africa now, sent on a mission to shoot the Ebola virus on sight, instead of "medical care and aid workers" who are now the primary respondents to the world's worst Ebola epidemic in history? Guess not.


    Frieden also said the CDC has experienced a spike in reported potential cases of Ebola following the first diagnosis of a patient in the U.S. in Dallas earlier this week, saying the rise in concern was a good thing but that he remained the only patient who has been identified as suffering from the disease. Two patients who were initially identified as having potential Ebola symptoms in the Washington, D.C. area were ruled to not have the disease on Saturday.

    "We have definitely seen an increase in the number since this patient was diagnosed… that is as it should be," Frieden said. "We have already gotten well over 100 inquiries for possible patients… this one patient has tested positive," he said. "We expect we will see more rumors, concerns, possibilities of cases. Until there is a positive test that's what they are, rumors and concerns."

    So, after ignoring the problem for months, the CDC finally has precisely what it was hoping to achieve: panic? Great job guys.


    Frieden also said there were lesons to be learned from the delayed response to the Ebola patient in Dallas. It took two days for those who had been in contact with him to be contacted by medical officials, and Frieden said that should alert medical professionals to pay especially close attention to patients' travel history if they're showing signs of fever.

    "As we anticipated, the arrival of the first Ebola patient in the U.S. has really increased attention to what health workers in this country need to do to be alert and make sure a travel history is taking," he said.

    And speaking of inbound cases of fever, moments ago ABC reported that CDC officials have removed passengers from a plane that landed in Newark Saturday afternoon following a possible Ebola scare.

    United flight 998 from Brussels landed at Newark Airport and has been met by Centers for Disease Control officials based in Newark after passengers on board, believed to be from Liberia, exhibited possible signs of Ebola. The passenger was displaying flu-like symptoms.

    The flight was scheduled to land around noon.

    Officials with the CDC removed two passengers from the plane. A man had been traveling with his daughter and both were removed by a CDC crew in full HAZMAT gear.

    The airline issued a statement confirming that crew needed to assist an ill customer. "Upon arrival at Newark Airport from Brussels, medical professionals instructed that customers and crew of United flight 988 remain on board until they could assist an ill customer. We are working with authorities and will accommodate our customers as quickly as we can," said a statement from the airline." Other passengers remained aboard but were eventually allowed to deplane around 2 p.m.

    A scare which promptly concluded when within the hour, CDC officials determined that the people exhibiting flu-like symptoms were, in fact, not contagious.

    Finally, as a reminder, Newark is about 20 miles form Manhattan, although those looking for a real dramatic impact should wait until the Ebola scare touches down at JFK. At the current pace of spread, of the Ebola panic if not Ebola itself, it should be a rather short wait.

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    Sick passenger reportedly cleared after being removed from United flight

    Published October 04, 2014 FoxNews.com




    NOW PLAYINGFlight detained at Newark Airport to aid sick passenger

    The sick passenger removed Saturday from a United Airlines flight from Brussels that landed at Newark Liberty International Airport who was exhibiting flu-like symptoms does not have the Ebola virus, Port Authority officials tell The New York Daily News.

    Passengers and crew on board Flight 998 were instructed to remain inside the plane while the sick passenger was removed. They were allowed off the plane shortly after the removal. United Airlines said it is working with authorities to accommodate its passengers.


    "The crew reported that a person was vomiting, and that Liberians were aboard the plane," a law enforcement source told The New York Post. "The person throwing up is believed to be Liberian."


    Details about the number of ill passengers were not immediately clear. 7Online.com reported that passengers, believed to be a father and daughter from Liberia, exhibited flu-like symptoms. They were taken to nearby University Hospital.

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