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Lawmakers Protest HIV/AIDS Travel Rule
Dec. 11, 2007
On World AIDS Day last month the White House said new rules would make it easier soon for people with HIV/AIDS to travel to the United States. Democratic lawmakers and gay rights groups are complaining that the regulations proposed by the Homeland Security Department could actually create more barriers.
Gay rights advocates have long opposed a 1993 federal law that strictly restricts travel and immigration to the U.S. by HIV-positive people, arguing it's outdated and discriminatory. Foreigners with the virus can obtain visas only after receiving a waiver from the Homeland Security Department in a cumbersome process that requires approval from DHS headquarters.
Activists say this can lead people to lie on visa applications about whether they have HIV, then travel to the U.S. without needed medication to avoid being found out by Customs officials.
© 2007 The Washington Post Company
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121100144.html
category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 11 December 2007
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