re: #352 funky chicken

It’s idiotic to scramble to “contain” swine flu cases that are already here while simultaneously leaving the border wide open and the floodgates (planes from Mexico) pouring.

idiotic

Indeed. This is one problem which is supposed to be addressed by a sound border policy. There is a reason for checks of innoculations by those wishing to enter the country. If we allow people to enter illegally, then we forfeit the ability to control the spread of well-known, immunizable diseases.