Measles Outbreaks: Myth vs Reality | Raleigh News

Rep. Byron Donalds blames illegal immigration for recent measles outbreaks, pointing to areas like El Paso and Southwest Florida, but infectious disease experts strongly disagree — they say the real culprit is falling vaccination rates among U.S. residents. Most confirmed cases involve unvaccinated Americans, often returning from abroad, and CDC data doesn’t track immigration status, making it impossible to link outbreaks to immigrants. Measles re-enters the country through unvaccinated travelers, and without high immunization coverage, those cases can spark larger outbreaks — not immigration.

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