U.S. Senate candidate Manny Sethi this week applauded President Trump’s announcement that our nation will pause all immigration as we battle COVID-19 as a country.
Sethi said this in an emailed statement.
“Thank you President Trump. This is the right thing to do for America’s workers, the economy, and our public health,” Sethi said.
“I am so glad we finally have a president who cares more about protecting the American people than he does about the opinion of the establishment elite.”
Sethi, a physician, is the son of two legal immigrants. He announced his own three-step immigration plan in October called the “Protect The American Dream.”
As The Tennessee Star reported last week, Sethi released his Conservative Strategic Agenda entitled “Vertical Containment is the Way Forward to Get Tennessee and America Back to Work.”
As the shutdown of our economy continues and unemployment tops 22 million, Sethi said there is a growing threat to the livelihoods of Americans. Public health intervention meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 has the potential to lead to hardship and even death as families lose incomes and individuals with other diseases are unable to receive treatment, he added.
“I appreciate President Trump’s leadership in standing up to government bureaucrats who are threatening the economic health of our country. As we have done in times of crisis like World War II, we must put fear aside and take a more offensive posture. Our national economy cannot withstand a prolonged shutdown. Our country needs to get back to work,” Sethi said last week.
“To stop the coronavirus, we should pursue vertical, or targeted, containment options. This will allow large portions of our economy to begin to reopen, which will result in positive public health effects and get people back on the job.”
As The Star reported last month, Sethi, at a coronavirus tele-town hall, said the United States must now rely less on China for pharmaceutical drugs, hospital gowns, surgical caps, and medical supplies. Sethi went on to call COVID-19 “a national security issue.”
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Manny Sethi” by Manny Sethi.
