November 05, 2007

Illiegal Immigration and its Plagues: Thanks to our porous borders, an incurable form of tuberculosis is making a comeback in the U.S.

Via Discover the Networks: Illegal Immigration: Costs, Crimes, and the problems it creates. World Net Daily reports the following:

“Alabama health officials have identified 212 workers who have tested positive for tuberculosis at a single poultry plant owned by one of the largest processors in the U.S.

“In two batteries of skin tests last month, given to 765 fresh processing employees at the Decatur, Ala., plant owned by Wayne Farms LLC by the State Department of Public Health's Tuberculosis Control Division, 28 percent were found to be infected, including one with active tuberculosis disease, which is contagious. Doctors have yet to evaluate X-rays for 165 current workers who tested positive to determine if any more are contagious.

“… Both employees with active TB are Hispanics born in countries where the disease is prevalent, heath officials said. “… Accompanied by the rise in illegal immigration, tuberculosis is making a comeback in the U.S., often eluding diagnosis by doctors who are unfamiliar with the disease.”

To read the full story, click here. To learn more about the many financial, medical, and social costs associated with illegal immigration, click here.

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