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Yes. That is how these patients were being evacuated in the first place before traveling to the US for treatment.
by Cyph0n 1y ago
Yes. That is how these patients were being evacuated in the first place before traveling to the US for treatment.
- next_xibalba 1y agoWhy not treat them in Egypt?
- UncleMeat 1y agoBecause there is a charitable organization offering to treat them for free in the US. Is there something wrong with doing good?
- simonsarris 1y agoThere's something wrong with that if you wanted to do the most good per unit of pretty much any kind of resource, yes.
- UncleMeat 1y agoI give at lot of money annually to a local food bank. This is less efficient in terms of fighting hunger than giving to an international organization by virtue of the higher cost of food here. Should the government stop me? Am I a bad person for doing this? Frankly, it is absolutely fucking insane to me that people somehow think that this decision is somehow based in the Trump administration's desire for maximally efficient charitable giving.
- RandomBacon 1y agoIsn't medical care less expensive in other countrues than the U.S.? Wouldn't they be able to treat more children if they didn't have to spend money on transportation, and paid cheaper healthcare costs in Egypt?
- Cyph0n 1y ago1. If a US based charity finds a hospital and doctors that are willing to treat these children for free, why would you look for alternatives? 2. Some of these are likely complex cases in children that cannot easily be handled elsewhere. The US has some of the best hospitals and doctors in the world.
- next_xibalba 1y ago> free Free to whom? These arrangements invariably turn into immigration vectors. Data show that refugees and low skill/education emigres are multi-generational net takers from government social programs. They also tend to not assimilate.
- UncleMeat 1y agoHow specifically do medical visas invariably turn into immigration vectors?
- next_xibalba 1y agoOnce a person sets foot in the US, they get the benefit of US law, thereby allowing the nonprofit-legal complex to activate on their behalf. You think the lawyers and activists won’t instantly start to advocate for granting these people refugee status or jump to some other lane on the basis that these patients cannot safely return to Gaza? Better to not let them in, full stop. Plenty of stable third countries much closer where relief can be provided.
- UncleMeat 1y agoWhy do you think that lawyers are not able to provide support for refugee applicants prior to setting foot in the US? Do you have data demonstrating that a significant number of people end up with successful refugee status applications that would have failed had they not come here for medical purposes and where their case is abusive? Or do you consider all refugees coming to the country for any reason to be bad? Should all medical visas be stopped? Just those for Gazans? Just those for countries that you don't like?
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