tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25466562.post434033865151591447..comments2023-11-02T06:42:18.759-04:00Comments on The Voice of Reason: Welcome Mat for the HIV PositiveConservatarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01731931697888924669noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25466562.post-67802936137321255812009-11-02T11:12:22.349-05:002009-11-02T11:12:22.349-05:00Yes, Sophist, I realize that. However, immigratio...Yes, Sophist, I realize that. However, immigration authorities typically bar all <i>serious</i> communicable diseases. Why should one as deadly as HIV-positive not be a disqualification to entry?<br /><br />My assistant's British husband was threatened with being barred because of high blood pressure. Yet, HIV-positive is not a bar by presidential order? That is not rational.Conservatarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01731931697888924669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25466562.post-81397744844494877172009-11-01T23:28:39.369-05:002009-11-01T23:28:39.369-05:00You do realize that this doesn't mean that eve...You do realize that this doesn't mean that everyone with AIDS gets to come here, right? All this means is that, on its own, your HIV status won't automatically make you ineligible to immigrate. Is that really such a bad thing? It's not as though a few more HIV positive individuals in the country will make much of a difference.Sophistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25466562.post-62143275935204794402009-11-01T18:10:26.046-05:002009-11-01T18:10:26.046-05:00Granted, but I am no fan of George W. either.Granted, but I am no fan of George W. either.Conservatarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01731931697888924669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25466562.post-76470964330105655262009-10-30T17:50:37.331-04:002009-10-30T17:50:37.331-04:00In all fairness to Obambi (and you know how much I...In all fairness to Obambi (and you know how much I hate to say those words), I believe this is just a continuation of the policy started under Bush 43.The Funeral Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750508452875172389noreply@blogger.com