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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	886
Proposal	Correction of Outdated HIVAIDS Platform Plank
Presenter	Platform Committee
Floor Manager	Gloria Mattera
Phase	Closed - Adopted
Discussion	10-16-2017 - 10-29-2017
Voting	10-30-2017 - 11-05-2017
Presens Quorum	Two Thirds of Active Accredited States/Caucuses
Consens Quorum	Two Thirds of Yes and No Votes

Background

In 2010, item (v) became obsolete, as the Obama administration lifted the ban on visitation and immigration by HIV+ individuals. It reflects badly on the party that we have not updated our
platform to reflect this in the subsequent three election cycles.

Proposal

Delete plank "v" (final bullet point) under the AIDS/HIV section
which currently reads as below:

GP-US PLATFORM
II. Social Justice
F. Health Care
2. AIDS/HIV
v. Lifting the ban prohibiting HIV positive people from entering the U.S.
as visitors or as immigrants.

Resources

CONTACTS:
Bruce Hinkforth, Co-Chair GP-US PlatCom >
Linda Cree, Co-Chair GP-US PlatCom >
Thomas Leavitt, author,

References

http://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/hiv-final
http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/laws-regs/hiv-ban-
removal/final-rule.html
http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/issues/immigration
http://www.immigrationequality.org/get-legal-help/our-legal-
resources/visa-questions/hiv-ban-hiv-based-immigration-applications/

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