Apr 25 2009
Mexico Did It!
First it was SARS, and now it’s the swine flu. Once again, we are confronted with a looming health crisis, which has the potential of impacting the entire globe. A few dozen have died in Mexico as a direct result to exposure of the flu, while several cases in the United States may suggest that the flu is spreading there as well.
I can’t think of a better opportunity for right-wing politicians to voice their anti-immigration sentiments than at this present moment. If this Mexican health crisis turns into a American health crisis, then the illegal immigrant who is not suppose to be in the United States can become the ideal scapegoat. Let’s keep in mind that there is a good chance that the fruits and vegetables we consume everyday, have been touched by these individuals I speak of. Not only are they stealing our jobs, but they are also potentially killing Americans systematically, by contaminating food productions.
The source of this recent outbreak is yet clear, but why not blame Mexico? Of course we could make the practical argument that our reliance on the adverse production and consumption of farm animals is making us sick, but that would be too rational of us.
