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Old 20th May 2010, 17:21
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Some info on the subject of HIV immigration in the U.S.:

The history of HIV/AIDS in the United States began in about 1969, when HIV likely entered the United States through a single infected immigrant from Haiti.
HIV/AIDS in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

HIV-positive foreigners enter US after ban lifted

By MARCUS FRANKLIN - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press
Thursday, January 7, 2010

A Dutch citizen who arrived in New York on Thursday was among the first HIV-positive foreigners to enter the United States since the Obama administration repealed a 22-year-old travel ban that opponents said unfairly stigmatized people living with the virus.

Clemens Ruland, 45, of the Netherlands, arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport on a flight from Amsterdam with his partner, Hugo Bausch, 50, for a one-week vacation.

Ruland, a psychiatric nurse and AIDS activist who works with criminal and troubled youth, told reporters he was thrilled that HIV-positive travelers to the U.S. were being treated equally.

"For the first time, in a legal way, without lying about my HIV status, I'm very proud to be here as myself," Ruland said. "People with HIV are not a threat to anybody, so there is no reason to exclude them," he added.

A Canadian citizen who traveled to Buffalo on Monday was the first person to cross the U.S. border on the day the repeal took effect, officials said.
HIV-positive foreigners enter US after ban lifted | R&D Mag
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