Immigrants and humans as invaders - the horrible and inhumane communication of Trump and MAGA extrem

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1 Feb 2025
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TL;DR

Alex Nowrasteh and Krit Chanwong's article, "Diseased Illegal Immigrants Aren't 'Invading' the United States," published on Immigration Insights, challenges the claim that illegal immigration poses a significant disease risk in the U.S. Analyzing CDC data from 2021-2023, the authors find no statistical correlation between immigrant populations (legal or illegal) and the spread of communicable diseases like measles or tuberculosis. They argue that Trump's 2025 executive order, which frames immigration as an "invasion" due to health risks, lacks empirical justification. Instead, they highlight that disease prevention rhetoric is being misused for political ends, advocating for evidence-based policymaking.
 
The article, published on Immigration Insights, responds to President Trump's 2025 executive order titled "Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion." This order suspends asylum at the southern border. It invokes broad immigration restrictions, justifying them by claiming that illegal immigrants are spreading disease. Nowrasteh and Chanwong, researchers at the Cato Institute, scrutinize these claims using data from the CDC's National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) and the American Community Survey (ACS).
 
Their analysis finds no statistically significant relationship between immigrant population size and the spread of major communicable diseases in the U.S. from 2021 to 2023. This conclusion applies to both legal and illegal immigrants, with a specific focus on measles and tuberculosis. While tuberculosis rates are higher among foreign-born populations, the data does not support the claim that immigrants spread the disease to native-born Americans at an alarming rate.
 
The authors also critique Title 42, a public health order used during the COVID-19 pandemic to expel immigrants, arguing that it failed as a deterrent and instead incentivized repeat crossings. They argue that health-based restrictions are used for political rather than scientific purposes.
 
 
Ultimately, Nowrasteh and Chanwong reject the framing of immigration as an "invasion," asserting that disease fears are being politically manipulated to justify extreme border policies. They recommend continued disease screening for immigrants but oppose sweeping immigration bans based on unfounded health concerns.
 

Concluding Reflections

Nowrasteh and Chanwong's article offers a data-driven rebuttal to politically charged claims about immigration and disease. Their research challenges Trump's 2025 executive order, demonstrating that public health risks are being overstated to support restrictive policies. The misuse of disease prevention rhetoric echoes past attempts to justify anti-immigration measures under a false scientific pretense. While health screenings remain necessary, the authors caution against fear-based policymaking that distorts reality.
 
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