(THE HILL) Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) on Monday suggested that delaying visas for people traveling from countries in West Africa dealing with the Ebola outbreak would help limit its spread to the U.S.
Burgess said that extending the amount of time before approving visas could give medical facilities more time to prepare for treating potential Ebola patients.
“At least temporarily, you may need a longer period of time before someone applies for and receives a visa to come to this country from those areas that have been so badly affected — not that you’re going to shut them off, but, you know, you do pause things for a little bit to allow us on our side, this side of the health care spectrum, time to adjust," Burgess said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
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