On Immigration
I hear so much about the U.S and its immigration- now here are some thoughts about immigration with one of our greatest allies: Australia.
Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday that Australia should restrict immigration to the country for people with HIV. There is virtually no difference between restricting immigration for people with HIV than restricting people with other diseases such as Tuberculosis.
Naturally, some are outraged:
Immoral and unethical, give me a break! It's called Common Sense.
Here is more of what the Prime Minister had to say:
Here is a link to the article.
Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday that Australia should restrict immigration to the country for people with HIV. There is virtually no difference between restricting immigration for people with HIV than restricting people with other diseases such as Tuberculosis.
Naturally, some are outraged:
"It's a hysterical overreaction, it mixes racism with a phobia about infectious disease," he said. "To not allow people to come on the basis of any health condition is immoral, it's unethical and it's impractical to enforce."
Immoral and unethical, give me a break! It's called Common Sense.
Here is more of what the Prime Minister had to say:
Prime Minister John Howard said Friday that people with HIV should not be allowed to migrate to Australia, and that the government was investigating whether it could tighten existing restrictions.
"I think we should have the most stringent possible conditions in relation to that nationwide, and I know the health minister is concerned about that and is examining ways of tightening things up," Howard said.
Here is a link to the article.
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