Evidently China has been dealing with the coronavirus since December of last year. The virus has had a serious impact on the country in both economic and health areas. The restriction on Chinese citizens traveling to America that began in January has probably helped prevent a widespread epidemic in this country. However, the risk is still there.<\/p>\n
The Daily Wire<\/a> is reporting today:<\/p>\n \u201cSome 328 illegal immigrants from China have been nabbed jumping the U.S.-Mexico border so far this year, according to Homeland Security data that raises the prospect a coronavirus carrier could sneak into the country via the border,\u201d The Washington Times reported<\/a>. \u201cThree other people from South Korea \u2014 another country with rapidly spreading cases \u2014 have also been arrested at the border, as have 122 people from the Dominican Republican, where the coronavirus has now been detected.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n …Border Patrol agents told the Times that in addition to the 1,000 illegal aliens who are caught every day entering the United States through the southern border with Mexico, which is also dealing with an outbreak of the coronavirus, a significant number of illegal aliens are managing to sneak into the country undetected.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe journey to the U.S. border puts migrants in poor conditions,\u201d a Homeland Security official told The Washington Times. \u201cWe don\u2019t know if they have come into contact with someone who has the flu, there is no passport, medical history, or travel manifest.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n Another senior administration official told The Examiner, \u201cWe have a unique public health threat posed by individuals arriving unlawfully at the border. Any halting of MPP (Migrant Protection Protocols –the remain in Mexico policy) would exacerbate that threat.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n DHS acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli told The Examiner that the department\u2019s top objective was protecting the American people, and that Trump\u2019s efforts have gone a long way toward achieving that goal.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe American people can be assured that we\u2019re doing everything we can to protect our homeland. While the general risk to the American public remains low, DHS has mobilized a departmentwide response to keep Americans safe, secure, and informed,\u201d Cuccinelli said. \u201cFortunately, we were able to engage DHS assistance early to prevent the spread of this virus in the U.S. We remain locked arm-in-arm with our interagency partners, HHS and CDC health professionals, and state and local officials acting as one to safeguard the health and safety of the American people.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n An open border represents both a security risk and a health risk. It is time to stop playing politics with the lives of American people and secure the border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Evidently China has been dealing with the coronavirus since December of last year. The virus has had a serious impact on the country in both economic and health areas. The restriction on Chinese citizens traveling to America that began in … Continue reading