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 immigrant and has private health insurance. He is not a drain on our nation in any way. The law would permit him to immigrate if he were to marry an American citizen, so this ban is largely anti-gay. Statistics are also scarce as most people facing this issue are hunkered down to avoid drawing attention to their plight - and for fear of the INS.)