Summary: President Obama announced that he will lift the 22 year ban on the entry of people with HIV/AIDS into the United States by the start of 2010. Obama hopes that this action will encourage more testing and treatment which can lead to more families staying together. The extension of federal funding to low income people with HIV/AIDS was signed shortly after Obama made this announcement. The policy change was referred to as monumental.
Analysis: This is a huge change for America. It shows that America is now more aware to HIV/AIDS and more supportive of awareness and treatment of the disease. The United States was one of 12 countries with a ban, so the lifting of it joins the United States with the rest of the world in the fight against AIDS.
Editorial: I don't understand this decision. I don't think that allowing more AIDS and HIV into our country is an effective way for America to show that they support the fight for a cure. This will only lead to the further spread of the disease in our own country. More of the American effort should be focused on research and providing support to other countries.
How will lifting a requirement on testing encourage more testing? I don't understand this decision at all. It seems pretty clear to me that by allowing people with HIV/AIDS to immigrate to our country the disease will spread in America. I agree that we should support the fight against AIDS with research and aid to other countries instead of welcoming those with the disease to our country.
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