Re: New Diseases and medical costs associated with illegal immigration.

From: Gunner (gunnerNOSPAM_at_lightspeed.net)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:13:47 GMT

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:19:02 GMT, Moderate Mammal
<BunnERabbit@verizon.hutch.net> wrote:

>sickle cell anemia

I thought sickle cell was a genetic defect and not a transferable
disease?

If the rest of the post is this accurate..its no wonder I stopped
reading half way down.

Gunner

Rule #35
"That which does not kill you,
 has made a huge tactical error"

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