Thread: TB-tainted man crosses border 76 times

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Michael Savage is talking about it on his show today!

so is john and ken in la i was looking for the story myself.

TB-tainted man crosses border 76 times
By Sara A. Carter and Audrey Hudson

October 17, 2007

A Mexican national infected with a highly contagious form of tuberculosis crossed the U.S. border 76 times and took multiple domestic flights in the last year, according to Customs and Border Protection interviews and documents obtained by The Washington Times.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency was warned by health officials on April 16 that the frequent traveler was infected, but it took the Homeland Security officials more than six weeks to issue a May 31 alert to warn its own border inspectors, according to Homeland Security sources who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. Homeland Security took one more week to tell its own Transportation Security Agency.

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR) is a highly contagious illness and also resistant to the two most commonly used drugs to treat TB. It is the same dangerous strain of tuberculosis that concerned health officials when Andrew Speaker, a 31-year-old Atlanta lawyer, slipped into the U.S. from Europe via a flight to Canada.

A physician with the CDC says that they usually only notify flights that are eight hours or longer that passengers could have potentially been infected. But other physicians say the disease can be transmitted within minutes — especially in persons with lowered immunity — and recommend anyone coming in contact with this contagious illness seek medical attention.

The infected man identified as Amado Isidro Armendariz Amaya made at least one more trip across the U.S. border on May 21, where he applied for an I-94 visa to extend his stay in the U.S.

Roger Maier, spokesman with El Paso CBP, says the delay for issuing a "be on the lookout" (BOLO) alert to stop the man at the border was caused by the traveler's use of an alias.

For updates on this story, check tomorrow's editions of The Washington Times or www.washingtontimes.com.

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The woman who investigated and tracked this story down was just talking to Michael Savage on the radio. Tomorrow she is going to capital hill and begin asking questions as to WHY. she feels this is political and Washington didn't want it to get out. You know what that would do to America's LOVE of ILLEGAL ALIENS!!!!

Add this to the staph infections invading the country.......

here is an update to this story:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbc ... 80087/1001

This is what happens when a nation like ours eradicates all these diseases, and then lets people in who we don't know anything about!!

Some of that TB comes from Asia - a lot of Cambodians and Vietnamese refugees have it. A kid in our lab had it (he's Cambodian), and we all had to be tested. I assume the refugees weren't tested for it coming in.

Next, for goodness sakes, POLIO will be back! I swear, our government is trying very hard to eradicate US, the citizens!!

What is the News making such a big deal about, 76 times he entered this country by flying..
Hello, News did we forget about free trade, and last Sept, Mexican trucking companies, now can haul freight into USA. There are lines every day at the border crossing waiting to drive across, yes thanks to our dear old Goverment Elected Officals, there will be more diseases coming across the border then you will find in a truck stop bathroom, not to mention crime, (illegals, drugs, weapons), accidents, security threats ( alot of mexicans dont like America, will do anything for $), loss of American jobs. This was suppose to give consumers better shelf prices, that wont happen, its smoke and mirrors to offset the high cost of fuel..
Which will save shippers monies.. God Bless USA!