Re:Update from the US Consulate on entry to the US for people with HIV

[Guest guest]

I think it's outrageous that the US is still imposing discriminatory restrictions on PWA.  This travel ban was lifted when "W" signed PEPFAR. So, why the delay? Is it just lack of communication? Red tape? Denial?  If so, I think it's time to make this an issue.   Hopefully, after Jan 20, things will change.  We don't even have a national AIDS policy, for God's sake!  I think it's time to take serious and deliberate action.  This shouldn't be too much of a difficult issue to address... A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!

[Guest guest]

There was a law specifically targeting people with AIDS or HIV which

was eliminated with the PEPFAR reauthorization. However, HIV/AIDS is

still on the list of excluded diseases that CDC or whichever govt

entity keeps. That list has things like malaria, stds, cancer...etc.

Hell will freeze over before hiv is removed from that list, so in

effect striking down that other hiv-specific law will have limited

effect. That law excluded all hiv poz people regardless whether they

have health insurance or not. So for example if you were a French

citizen with the best health care in the world, with all your

medicines and health care paid by the state, you were still prohibited

from coming to the US because you had hiv. If they somehow discovered

that fact they could just deny entry. The CDC list prevents all the

world's sick and poor coming to the US and overloading the healthcare

system. While many dont give much credit to W, he is probably smart

enough to realize this.

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> I think it's outrageous that the US is still imposing discriminatory

restrictions on PWA.  This travel ban was lifted when " W " signed

PEPFAR. So, why the delay? Is it just lack of communication? Red tape?

Denial?  If so, I think it's time to make this an issue.  

Hopefully, after Jan 20, things will change.  We don't even have a

national AIDS policy, for God's sake!  I think it's time to take

serious and deliberate action.  This shouldn't be too much of a

difficult issue to address... 

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[Guest guest]

"That law excluded all hiv poz people regardless whether theyhave health insurance or not. So for example if you were a Frenchcitizen with the best health care in the world, with all yourmedicines and health care paid by the state, you were still prohibitedfrom coming to the US because you had hiv. If they somehow discoveredthat fact they could just deny entry. The CDC list prevents all theworld's sick and poor coming to the US and overloading the healthcaresystem. While many dont give much credit to W, he is probably smartenough to realize this. "I think that the Bush administration just decided to leave the regulatory changes to the Obama team. You will see lifting of the regulations after the inauguration.Border states, such as California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida will feel the burden of increased costs of immigrants with HIV. How this is dealt with will be the next big issue.JB