Well-written, but lacking in contextual information. How many HIV positive aliens are there in the US? Is there pressure to change the law?

Full disclosure: I have a very close friend who has lived in this country legally for 18 years as a highly productive business executive and in the next couple of weeks is facing deportation solely for being HIV positive. Unfortunately, he has no family in Canada. Being deported to a third world country is a death sentence to him. He and all of his friends are all grappling with what to do - and there appears to be no recourse. Legal efforts remain apace. The story of wholesale discrimination by our nation on the basis of HIV has had precious little coverage in the media - consequently I am rating this very highly with the hope it will gain some attention and a raise awareness at least on this site. (Update: My friend is a LEGAL ... More »

A human story of calamities and tolerance.

This is another sad commentary on "my country." While states like my native state of Kentucky with their backwards and repressive laws wonder why they suffer brain drain we can see the same misguided restrictions nationally when the federal government adds to the problem with truly bad policies.

The Washington Blade has been around for years; its stories are usually well-researched and factual. I believe that this article points out yet another tragic decision by the US government (and the supposedly liberal Bill Clinton, who appears to be as homophobic as George Bush). I ususally judge good journalism by my gut--and my gut tells me this story is unfortunately true.

Gosh, imagine that, the US has laws to prevent illegal immigrants from sucking down healthcare that costs US taxpayers money. Imagine that, an homosexual infects his third world boyfriend with AIDS and expects the US taxpayer to foot the bill for his dirty deed. So, when they go to Canada, I expect the wait for government health care will get a bit longer.

Good journalism brings new info and this is a side of the HIV/immigration subject that the MSM are generally too timid to bring forward.