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Congressman calls for Mexican border to be closed
The Hill ^

Posted on 04/25/2009 9:10:21 PM PDT by IDRATHERNOT

The "swine flu" that has infected more than 1,000 people in Mexico has led a lawmaker on the House Homeland Security Committee to call on U.S. officials to close the southern border.

Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) said the border should be closed until the threat is resolved.

"The public needs to be aware of the serious threat of swine flu, and we need to close our borders to Mexico immediately and completely until this is resolved," Massa said in a statement.

"I am making this announcement because I see this as a serious threat to the health of the American public and I do not believe this issue is receiving the attention it needs to have in the news," Massa said.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; ericmassa; flu; influenza; massa; mexicanflu; mexicanswineflu; mexiflu; swineflu
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To: IDRATHERNOT

They only care when THEY could be affected.

4,000 dead Americans per year illegal crime and accidents
Billion upon billions wasted on social services
Schools flooded
Crime skyrocketing
Courts overwhelmed

...I think at some point, WE may need to deport these illegal aliens ourselves.


41 posted on 04/25/2009 9:51:51 PM PDT by wac3rd (In the end, we all are Conservative, some just need their lives jolted to realize that fact.)
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To: Frantzie

no insurance required, but if I come in bleeding, the fat secretary will pry the insurance card out of my bloody wallet before allowing me to see a Doctor...

Our appeasement ends up making us slaves to people that SHOULD NEVER HAVE BENN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.


42 posted on 04/25/2009 9:55:06 PM PDT by wac3rd (In the end, we all are Conservative, some just need their lives jolted to realize that fact.)
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To: IDRATHERNOT; 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; ..
"The public needs to be aware of the serious threat of swine flu, and we need to close our borders to Mexico immediately and completely until this is resolved," Massa said in a statement.

Where were you 8 years ago, Congressman?

43 posted on 04/25/2009 9:57:34 PM PDT by HiJinx (~ Support Our Troops ~ www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil ~)
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To: Londo Molari; HiJinx; AuntB
I truly loathe these people in Washington.

Yeah - the citizens of this country just LOVE the drug resistant TB the illegals bring into our country every single day, the rapes, murders, child molesting, robberies, DUI killings of innocent families, ID theft, and "entitlement" with all the 'freebies' they all get, with our tax dollars!

I could go own and own and own - but what good would it serve - we all know what damage is being caused to our country - so just leave the borders open, and, with open arms, welcome more and more illegal parasites, you disgusting Congress people and Senate people.

Oh. And, thank you - you elected officials you who 'support and adhere' to the Constitution of the United States. You b*stards who WE elected to represent us all!

44 posted on 04/25/2009 10:00:12 PM PDT by yorkie (Today - smile at a stranger. It may be the only smile that person has been given. It is a blessing)
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To: wac3rd
“They only care when THEY could be affected.”

Ain't that the truth. They think themselves immune to all other destructive consequences of these illegal invaders...
but when it comes to potentially deadly contagious diseases they find themselves in a more vulnerable position...don't they.

45 posted on 04/25/2009 10:02:29 PM PDT by Semper Mark (Welcome to the revolution.)
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To: IDRATHERNOT

“Congressman calls for Mexican border to be closed”

Why, Is there anyone still over there? I thought they were all here in California.


46 posted on 04/25/2009 10:03:52 PM PDT by 1035rep ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
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To: HiJinx
Where were you 8 years ago, Congressman?

8 years ago? How about a couple of decades ago.

47 posted on 04/25/2009 10:05:37 PM PDT by 1035rep ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
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To: Frantzie

The damned fools are now afraid they will catch it, but they haven’t worried about the risks the rest of us have faced for years. I don’t want to hear from any politician pretending to be concerned about the average American now!


48 posted on 04/25/2009 10:05:46 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: 1035rep

True - I was thinking 9/11...


49 posted on 04/25/2009 10:09:19 PM PDT by HiJinx (~ Support Our Troops ~ www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil ~)
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To: Shadowstrike
"but ain't holding my breath to wait for it to happen. "

Sen. Juan McCain will stop the closing for sure.

50 posted on 04/25/2009 10:12:09 PM PDT by matthew fuller (BHO- The new Jim Jones. USA- The new Jonestown.)
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To: martinidon

We just got back in the wee hours this past Monday. No golfing, though. I found it interesting that of the many golf courses we saw, no one was playing on them! I take that back. One time I did see a fellow on a cart.
The entire time we were there, we saw only two Federales riding in a pick-up truck. Everything was fine, but the resort industry there has been hurting badly.


51 posted on 04/25/2009 10:17:02 PM PDT by tabor
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To: 444Flyer

Don’t just close it, Ziplock it!
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Baby, it should be VACUUM PACKED and placed in dry ice!!!!


52 posted on 04/25/2009 10:20:45 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Obama. Clear and Pres__ent Danger.)
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To: IDRATHERNOT
Build it here, build it NOW!


53 posted on 04/25/2009 10:27:08 PM PDT by DTogo (Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
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To: tabor

any suggestions on what to do besides play golf? I am on a business trip so my days are booked; but I am free in the evenings.


54 posted on 04/25/2009 10:30:03 PM PDT by martinidon
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To: Markos33

I read today that there is a bill that prevents/stops “immigrant” children from having the “blue card” that our children need to attend school.

Liberalism is a sickness that needs curing.


55 posted on 04/25/2009 10:39:58 PM PDT by wac3rd (In the end, we all are Conservative, some just need their lives jolted to realize that fact.)
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To: Frantzie

Simple - just use the 30 million illegals to build the fence.


56 posted on 04/25/2009 10:41:52 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: IDRATHERNOT

I’ve been wishing they’d stop the infestation from Messico for decades.


57 posted on 04/25/2009 10:48:50 PM PDT by South40 (Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its Idiot.)
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To: martinidon

I don’t know exactly where you’re going to be, but the village of San Jose, which is not far from Cabos San Lucas, has some very good restaurants and is very well-kept. One evening while we were in the area, they had a night of wine-tasting and art gallery viewings. We had a wonderful dinner at one restaurant there in a courtyard, and no one got sick:)
In Cabos San Lucas, there’s the famous Cabo Wabo, Sammy Haggar’s bar and grill, where there’s good live music every night. One group who was with us spent a long night hitting Cabo Wabo and other bars there. Said they had a good time and there was good music at some of the other places. If you’re into that type of night-life, that’s the place to go.
Sometimes we enjoyed just hanging out/ walking on the beach at night, though it could get cool.


58 posted on 04/25/2009 10:56:25 PM PDT by tabor
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To: pillut48

“Think of all the money that could be saved with National Health Care if a large portion of America’s population died”

Yes, and think of how much we might reduce global warming when so many human beings will no longer be breathing carbondioxicide and burning fossil fuels!


59 posted on 04/25/2009 11:02:35 PM PDT by garjog (Used to be liberals were just people to disagree with. Now they are a threat to our existence.)
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To: Graybeard58

It looks like he means Mexicans coming here. So what, we should enforce our laws.


60 posted on 04/25/2009 11:04:23 PM PDT by Islaminaction
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