Obama: Immigrants with STDs, HIV – WELCOME!

By Valerie Love

Welcome to the Fundamentally Transformed United States of America!

“In his first year in office, President Obama lifted an entry ban on foreigners with HIV. In his final year in office he will lift the entry ban on three more sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The president’s own Health and Human Services department says this guarantees more infections in the United States, proving once again that immigration is the defining issue for politicians like Obama. Increased immigration trumps all other concerns.” – Obama Opens the Border to More STDs

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Obama administration have decided to let immigrants with three sexually transmitted diseases known for causing sores or lesions on genitalia to enter the United States, an expansion of a previous decision to let in those with HIV.

A report from the Center for Immigration Studies said that HHS does not believe that the costs to taxpayers to handle the immigrants with STDs will be significant.

Now, said the Center, the list of inadmissible communicable diseases only includes syphilis, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, and leprosy.

“So what about the costs associated with the new rule change on the three remaining STDs? Don’t worry, Obama’s HHS secretary ran the numbers and explained in the Federal Register that, ‘The results are not economically significant, i.e. more than $100 million of costs and benefits in a single year.’ In other words, the cost of welcoming in aliens with these STDs will be below $100 million every year,” said the CIS report.”

So we taxpayers get to pay [less than] $100 million every year to welcome in aliens with STDs? Can’t we talk about this? Just like that, it’s a done deal?

“The only remaining communicable diseases considered to be of any ‘public health significance’ are tuberculosis, leprosy, syphilis, and gonorrhea. At least until the leprosy lobby speaks up.

“There was one additional change made by the administration pertaining to tuberculosis, however, that is worth noting. Prior to the rule change, federal regulations required that all applicants subject to a chest x-ray, “and for whom the radiograph shows an abnormality suggestive of tuberculosis disease, shall be required to undergo additional testing for tuberculosis.” The rule change drops the “shall” requirement. It now reads: “All applicants may be required to undergo additional testing for tuberculosis based on the results of the medical evaluation.” It’s a subtle change that may have no significant effect; on the other hand, it may mean less stringent protections from tuberculosis.” – Obama Opens the Border to More STDs

Don’t you get the feeling that the United States will soon be welcoming immigrants with tubercolosis, also? Actually, Are they even screening immigrants now?