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Episode 4: A Conversation with Victoria Neilson of Immigration Equality
Posted by Meredith R Miller at 7/30/2008 
Categories: Legislation,Blawgs,public interest work,Law Practice,Public policy
Categories: Legislation,Blawgs,public interest work,Law Practice,Public policy
This podcast features a timely conversation with attorney Victoria Neilson, Legal Director of Immigration Equality. Immigration Equality is a national organization advocating for immigration rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV+ individuals. 
Our conversation begins by focusing on recent developments to lift the immigration ban that bars HIV+ individuals from entering the U.S. Both Houses of U.S. Congress have passed the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ("PEPFAR"), which includes a provision that lifts the immigration ban. The President is poised to sign the bill into law soon (probably this week, maybe even later today). [Update: President Bush signed PEPFAR.] As Victoria points out, this is a significant and hopeful first step in a two-step process to lift the ban. The next step is to have HIV/AIDS removed from the Department of Health and Human Services list of "communicable diseases of public health significance." You can follow the developments at Immigration Equality's blog.Topics include: the historical and political context of the HIV/AIDS immigration ban, the practical and immediate effects of lifting the ban, advocating for the Uniting American Families Act, and some of the other, significant achievements of Immigration Equality.
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