Covid Travel Restrictions: Evolution Over The Past Year

April 2, 2021

From this on 2/26/2020

Travel restrictions ‘irrelevant’ if coronavirus becomes a pandemic, top US health official says (Fauci)

To this on 3/13/2020

Fauci: No Seriously, The Travel Restrictions Are Exactly What We Need To Flatten The COVID-19 Curve; WHO Confirms Europe As New “Epicenter”


And then on 1/19/2021

Honduran immigrant caravan broken up by Guatemalan military  "The massive caravan — reported to be as large as 8,000 strong at one point — was headed to the US border with Mexico believing incoming President Joe Biden’s new immigration policies would allow them into the country."

And on 2/4/2021

President Biden raises refugee admissions cap to 125,000  "Biden aims to raise the refugee cap to 125,000 — a stark rise from Trump’s 15,000"

Leads to this on 2/13/2021

DeSantis, Rubio Blast Biden Administration Amid Talks Over Travel Restrictions to Florida  "If you think about it, restricting the right of Americans to travel freely throughout our country while allowing illegal aliens to pour across the southern border unmolested would be a ridiculous but very damaging farce," he added. "So we will oppose it 100 percent. It would not be based in science, it would purely be a political attack against the people of Florida."


My thoughts: Biden's actions are obviously seen as an invitation to others to come. How many thousands are going to be exposed and spread disease through how many other countries/cities/towns on their way to get to the US? What happened to "Stay Home, Stay Safe" especially in light of the supposed need for restrictions within states?