1 of many! "death in battle was not the most decimating factor for the native tribes. Writes Ian K. Steele: "The most potent weapon in the invasion of North America was not the gun, the horse, the Bible, or European 'civilization.' It was pestilence." Concerning the effect of Old World diseases Patrica Nelson Limerick, a professor of history, wrote: "When carried to the New World, these same diseases [to which Europeans had had centuries to develop immunity]-chicken pox, measles, influenza, malaria, yellow fever, typhus, tuberculosis, and, above all, smallpox-met little resistance. Mortality rates in village after village ran as high as 80 or 90 percent."
Russell Freedman describes an epidemic of smallpox that struck in 1837. "The Mandans were the first to be stricken, followed in swift succession by the Hidatsas, the Assiniboins, the Arikaras, the Sioux, and the Blackfeet." The Mandans were almost completely liquidated. From a population of some 1,600 in 1834 to 130
2006-06-19 11:26:59 · 6 answers · asked by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
We definitely need screening for disease. Resistant TB is now here, we had eradicated it in this country, and legal immigrants are screened. Ditto polio, and to at least one account, leprosy.
I'm going to include a link to something I got off of a question today. The rhetoric is strong, but the citations and links are there to the important stuff, so I still think it has value. It discusses health issues in illegal immigration.
http://www.newswithviews.com/Cosman/madeleine3.htm
2006-06-19 11:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by DAR 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course not....that would be ridiculous for ANYONE to believe.
I did read Dar's link though and though I found it a bit obnoxious....it was informative. I think that it also lends a hand to the theory that NOT ALL of this originates in Mexico.......it is pretty much an "illegal immigrant" problem.
I did like Dr. Cosman's reference to landing and coughing.....I wish I could have came up with that.
Nice question........but no farm animal analogies......shucks.....I miss those!
Peace
2006-06-19 11:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by sqwirlsgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The legal immigrants get screened prior to approval of visa. The illegals do not go through the proper physical examination therefore may carry some disease that they are unaware of.
2006-06-19 14:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT!!! I do not think it is wrong in any way!!! There are too many diseases in our country now!!! We probably do not even know the half of them because the govt and other agencies do not exactly inform citizens of the threats as fast as they should.
2006-06-19 11:58:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Screening for diseases is a must! That's what all prospective legal immigrants have to do, and amen to that! Yet another reason why we have to be careful about illegal immigration ...
2006-06-19 12:35:24 · answer #5 · answered by Sashie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think it is wrong, just a little invasive.
2006-06-19 12:13:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋