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Mexico City : Mexico | 7 months ago  
Mexico is beginning a five-day shutdown of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread of swine flu. Non-essential government services will stop, while businesses like cinemas...
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    Posted By DisposableGestures DisposableGestures | 7 months ago
    When the U.S. sneezes, Mexico catches a cold — so goes the old saying that is ironically being turned on its head as all eyes look south, afraid that the U.S. may be infected by what appears to be Mexican swine flu. But while public health and government officials on both sides of the border battle the outbreak, a virus of another sort is spreading across the Internet as anti-immigration groups use the imminent flu pandemic as an argument for closing the U.S.-Mexico border.
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    Reply By myVox myVox | 7 months ago
    How very well said, DisposableGestures!

    I can't but help add two appropriate cartoons that perfectly fit with your two statements - "When the U.S. sneezes, Mexico catches a cold — so goes the old saying that is ironically being turned on its head as all eyes look south" and "anti-immigration groups use the imminent flu pandemic as an argument for closing the U.S.-Mexico border" - and are statements in themselves on the Mexican influence on Uncle Sam!!

    Hope the viewers would love them.
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    Posted By myVox myVox | 7 months ago
    On second thoughts, I felt that one Steve Breen cartoon was aptly describing the situation in your entire comment! So, have saved the other one for a more appropriate moment!
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    Posted By InspectorGadget InspectorGadget | 6 months ago
    It's definitely getting serious. Hopefully it can be stopped from spreading more than it already has. I totally agree that anti immigration groups will use this as an argument for their own self interest, which is wrong. Hopefully the flu eventually fades away and business can go as usual.

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