There are many people who want to open the border between the U.S. and Mexico, citing that immigrants aren’t the cause of increases in violent crime, but has anyone considered the increase in disease exposure?

  • lobelia581@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    i imagine this problem is negligible because of how easily people can travel. diseases don’t stop spreading when they see a political border, and there are plenty of other places in the world that are much more remote and more likely to have diseases americans are not resistant to

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    8 months ago

    Yeah, it’s not like the kids are just showing up at the school. There’s still a registration process, part of which includes providing the school with documentation that your kid has their shots.

    Now, is their an increase in waivers? I could see that maybe being an argument, in that if you don’t have “papers” you might be less likely to seek medical care, especially preventative care.

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    8 months ago

    So tell us Mr Dragonstan, you haven’t answered my question yet, why did you choose this particular number in your username? 🤔