{"id":2576528,"date":"2026-03-05T15:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-detention-camp-for-illegals-locks-down-due-to-measles-why-arent-measles-obsessed-dems-drawing-attention-to-this\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:11:38","slug":"texas-detention-camp-for-illegals-locks-down-due-to-measles-why-arent-measles-obsessed-dems-drawing-attention-to-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-detention-camp-for-illegals-locks-down-due-to-measles-why-arent-measles-obsessed-dems-drawing-attention-to-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Detention Camp for Illegals Locks Down Due to Measles &#8211; Why Aren&#8217;t Measles-Obsessed Dems Drawing Attention to This?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-detention-camp-for-illegals-locks-down-due-to-measles-why-arent-measles-obsessed-dems-drawing-attention-to-this%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This piece presents a conservative viewpoint that argues immigration policy and vaccination advocacy are not compatible.It cites a CNN report about a Fort Bliss detention center for migrants that was closed to the public due to a measles outbreak,wiht 112 people quarantined and 14 active cases,and says visitors and attorneys were barred for two weeks. The article claims the facility opened last year as part of efforts to undo policy changes at the southern border, and it notes that measles had been declared eliminated in 2000 but reemerged in 2025. It references Associated Press reporting from July 2025 describing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-earned-praise-from-anti-vaccine-extremists\/\" title=\"Newsom Earned Praise from Anti-Vaccine Extremists\">worst measles outbreak<\/a> in more then three decades,with 1,288 cases at that time (likely higher),while the CDC still recommends the MMR vaccine as the best protection. The author argues that Democrats cannot simultaneously support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/constitutional-crisis-or-political-war\/\" title=\"Constitutional Crisis or Political War\">open borders<\/a> and vaccines,suggesting that open-border policies contribute to disease spread and that left-leaning narratives rely on immigrant voters. It also references RFK Jr.\u2019s vaccine views and frames the political discussion around how these issues intersect with Trump and Biden administrations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The left is going to have trouble harmonizing their love for illegal aliens with their pro-vaccine rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/04\/health\/texas-immigration-camp-measles?Date=20260304&amp;Profile=CNN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported that a detention center for illegals at Fort Bliss Army post in Texas is closed to the public due to a measles outbreak. There are 112 people being quarantined, with 14 confirmed active cases. Visitors and attorneys won&rsquo;t be able to enter for two weeks while officials try to stop the spread.<\/p>\n<p>According to the CNN report, this facility opened last year as part of the Trump Administration&rsquo;s efforts to undo the damage former President Joe Biden did by leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-desantis-will-issue-emergency-order-barring-state-licenses-for-florida-facilities-that-house-illegal-alien-children-from-biden-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- DeSantis Will Issue Emergency Order Barring State Licenses for Florida Facilities that House Illegal Alien Children from Biden Border Crisis\">southern border open<\/a>. Measles was declared eliminated in the United States by 2000, but returned in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>For that year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/measles-outbreak-us-texas-mmr-vaccine-rfk-144ed193e13de675a750e52a505423e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported in July the worst outbreak in more than three decades.&nbsp; There were 1,288 cases reported at that time, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was likely higher.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the AP&rsquo;s report, 14 states dealt with outbreaks. An official in the federal Centers for Disease Control said the agency &ldquo;continues to recommend (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccines as the best way to protect against measles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>If the CDC found measles a non-issue over the past three decades, how did the disease make a comeback?<\/p>\n<p>Fort Bliss tells the story.<\/p>\n<p>While millions of Americans were getting the measles vaccine, Third-World aliens were pouring in.<\/p>\n<p>This is bad news for anyone on the left trying to build a narrative that anti-vax Americans are to blame for all the recent measles outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>The narrative seems to be that as soon as President Donald Trump returned to the White House, measles returned, due to the views of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&rsquo;s views on vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s as if RFK Jr., on his first day in office, waved a magic wand and made everyone sick.<\/p>\n<p>The more likely answer is Biden&rsquo;s open border allowed diseased people to walk into the country unvetted, and in 2025, Trump began dealing with the consequences for Americans&rsquo; health.<\/p>\n<p>The left can&rsquo;t have it both ways.<\/p>\n<p>They can either love illegal immigration and open borders or love pushing vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>You can&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsoms-6-worst-policies-as-california-governor\/\" title=\"Gavin Newsom...s 6 Worst Policies as California Governor\">support illegal immigrants<\/a> and then <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >expect largely irrelevant contagious illnesses<\/a> to not make a return.<\/p>\n<p>This won&rsquo;t be the end of open-borders rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>No matter the consequences, Democrats need these people as their voter base.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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About 112 people were quarantined and 14 cases were active; visitors and attorneys were blocked from entering for two weeks while officials tried to contain the spread. The facility had opened last year as part of the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to reverse Biden\u2019s border policies.<br \/>\n&#8211; Measles, which had been eliminated in the United States by 2000, re-emerged in 2025. The Associated Press described that year\u2019s outbreak as the worst in more than three decades, with 1,288 cases reported by July (though the CDC suggested the real number was likely higher) and outbreaks occurring in 14 states. The CDC continued to recommend vaccines (MMR) as the best protection against measles.<br \/>\n&#8211; The article suggests that the outbreak shows consequences of open borders: while many Americans were getting vaccinated, some migrants were entering the country without thorough vetting. It alleges the left\u2019s narrative that anti-vax Americans are to blame for recent outbreaks is at odds with the reality of immigration policy.<br \/>\n&#8211; It argues that Biden\u2019s border openness allowed diseased individuals to come in, and that this is responsible for health problems faced by Americans in 2025. The piece contends that the left cannot have it both ways\u2014supporting immigration and downplaying contagious diseases\u2014implying that Democrats rely on immigrant voters regardless of potential health consequences.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can produce a shorter neutral summary or adjust the tone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2576529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fort-Bliss-Texas.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57627,61540,32171,32068,37104],"class_list":["post-2576528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-immigration-detention","tag-measles-outbreak","tag-political-commentary","tag-public-health","tag-texas-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fort-Bliss-Texas.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576528"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576532,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576528\/revisions\/2576532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}