"texas observer," she's a student at the university of texas. rachel, what prompted you to write the piece? >> well, i was really concerned about the fear that people are bringing up about these kids being a disease threat. we should be concerned about children from central america who have made this long journey, who have been trafficked, who come from violent places. we should be concerned about their health, but we shouldn't think of them as a health threat to americans, because frankly, if you look at the facts especially with respect to vaccine-preventable diseases, these kids are more likely to be vaccinated than kids in texas. >> you're someone who studies public health, md phd. you think there's nothing there, just as a matter of basic -- the basic facts of this from a public health perspective, this scare mongering about them, these kids, a public health threat, is not really -- there's no there, there. >> i do think there are some diseases of concern, but most of

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