Posted on 07/17/2014 6:10:19 AM PDT by yoe
The federal government is so overwhelmed by the current tide of migrants crossing the border it can’t provide basic medical screening to all of the children before transporting them – often by air – to longer-term holding facilities across the country, ABC News has learned.
The director of refugee health in the federal Health and Human Services Department “has identified a breakdown of the medical screening processes at the Nogales, Arizona, facility,” according to an internal Department of Defense memo reviewed by ABC News. The “breakdown” a systemic failure of the handoff of these children between CBP and HHS.
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I wonder if the CDC were following it’s protocols, if it would immediately prohibit any transport (as it would be an unacceptable risk of spreading highly infectious and dangerous diseases.)
News this morning on radio said 3 children who were transferred to another state have been placed in ICU.
Also, the Office of the Surgeon General is vacant.
The last one resigned in late 2013, an Admiral filled in for a few months, the President appointed another who was judged unqualified and the position has remained vacant ever since.
So, there is no US Surgeon General addressing any health related matters in the US including the border illegals health issues being distributed throughout the country.
I don’t see a single child in that photo.
Of course moving the border patrol actually up to the border and preventing them from crossing in the first place is just not an option.
I believe a person's normal is what they knew and learned and witnessed up to age 8 or so.
Policy Change! The new Border Patrol Uniform is a lightweight oversized Hazmat suit. It is Unisex and comes in three colors, red white and blue. Or a combination of the three as camoflage.
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