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miércoles, julio 16, 2008

U.S. may lift immigration prohibitions on people with HIV

Escrito Por Daniela a las 05:23 PM | Comentar | Imprimir | Enviar a Correo

The United States may lift immigration bans on people who have been diagnosed HIV-positive, the AP reports.

The ban is about two decades old, and the U.S. is on a short-list of countries that currently has a ban in place. Also on the dozen-long list are: Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Russia.

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass) is spear-heading the bill that would repeal the ban: “There’s no excuse for a law that stigmatises a particular disease,” Kerry said on Tuesday in a speech to the Centre for Strategic & International Studies HIV/AIDS Task Force. Even people with avian flu or the Ebola virus are judged on a better standard than those with HIV when it comes to applying for visas, he said.


 
   
Comentarios
miss_irene  dijo...
Now we can expect millions of AIDS-infected "immigrants" to come here for the "free" medical care, same as they do in Great Britain. Lord help us, to be "led" by such fools.
17 julio, 2008 07:07:40 AM

ultima  dijo...
Now we know why some consider Kerry an idiot.
17 julio, 2008 05:07:11 PM



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