Should the U.S. Close Its Borders to Slow the Spread of the Swine Flu?
More than a few conservatives aren't happy with Obama's remarks on swine flu at his Wednesday prime-time press conference. The president compared closing the border with Mexico to stem the spread of the H1N1 flu "to closing the barn door after the horses are out, because we already have cases here in the United States." What do you think about restricting movement into the United States? Would this help control the spread of the disease? Or would it, as Robert Schlesinger points out, end up hurting the United States in both the short and long term? Post your thoughts.
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Reader Comments
ObAMA !!!
yall alwayss qotta say somethinqq aboutt Obama;yall whass not sayinqq anythinqq when Georqe Bush whass presidentt;leave Obama alone..if he didnt noee whatt he whass doinqq hje wouldnt bee presidentt; !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STUPID
OBAMA ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAVE REMARKS LIKE THIS. hOW DO YOU COMPARE MEXICANS TO HORSES, WHICH IS AN ANIMAL. I HOPE HE APOLOGIZES BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NEWS THAT IT MIGHT HAVE ORIGINATED FROM CALIFONIA.obama SHOULD WE JUST CLOSE THEM OUT TOO!!
A FLUKE
I'M A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I THINK THEY ARE WAY TOO OVER DRAMATIC OVER THIS, WE HAVE HAD ONE DEATH AND IT WAS AN INFANT. AN INFANT HAS A VERY WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM. I THINK THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS CALM DOWN.
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