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In reply to the discussion: Liberia to Prosecute Man Who Brought Ebola to US [View all]Psephos
(8,032 posts)7. Why did the US grant him a visa, anyway?
1. Unmarried
2. Living outside country of citizenship
3. Unemployed
4. Liberian (5th-worst country for illegal visa overstays)
5. Sister already lives in US
That's five strikes against him, based on the criteria most countries employ for visa screening. Two strikes is enough to disqualify most people...three for sure.
Oh, and one more consideration: Traveling from an Ebola-infected village in an Ebola-infected country.
Now why would he want to do that?
You want to blame someone, start with the negligent US Immigration office.
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I'm glad somebody is stepping into this breach of good health, manners, citizenship
Demeter
Oct 2014
#1
I bet the inmates in the jail are looking forward to this guy's arrival.
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#2
I agree. Denial was probably at work with him. He even went home to his family. Doubt he meant harm.
freshwest
Oct 2014
#19
Denial is not just a river in Egypt as the song goes. Tempting fate is common. That's why the GOP
freshwest
Oct 2014
#23
I think that was a political statement, not a true expectation. Nice words. Changes nothing.
freshwest
Oct 2014
#30
It's not out of the realm of possibility, but if he'd wanted to do that he wouldn't have gone to
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#26
It would almost make one think that it isn't highly contagious and only through contact with bodily
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#50
It'd be interesting to know at what stage the ebola outbreak was at when he went to Liberia.
snagglepuss
Oct 2014
#15
Screeeeeeeeeech .. you mean that's all they have is a damn questionnaire asking them about symptoms
YOHABLO
Oct 2014
#22
They also check temperatures. But they clearly don't have good contact tracing and isolation
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#28
They don't have enough medical professionals to treat the ill, much less check every departing
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#32
I think every medical professional in Liberia is busy treating victims of the disease.
hedgehog
Oct 2014
#35
Question: what would have happened to the money he spent on the plane tickets if he had
hedgehog
Oct 2014
#36