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Byron Donalds Blames FL Measles Outbreak On ‘Rampant Illegal Immigration’ in Stunning Exchange With CBS’s Brennan
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Key Points:
- Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), a candidate for Florida governor, attributed the state's measles outbreak to "rampant illegal immigration" rather than low vaccination rates among children.
- CBS News's Margaret Brennan challenged Donalds on the evidence for linking illegal immigration to the outbreak, but he cited outbreaks in areas with high illegal immigration, such as El Paso and southwest Florida.
- Donalds emphasized the need to control immigration to prevent unvaccinated individuals from entering the country, asserting this as the primary cause of measles outbreaks.
- While acknowledging vaccination concerns, Donalds shifted focus to healthcare costs and criticized the Affordable Care Act's regulatory framework for increasing expenses for Americans and Floridians.
