Case studies: Grounded by the HIV immigration ban / by Andrew Cunningham; Primary sources: Actions / Demonstrations / Zaps, INS (June 19, 1990, New York Public Library) -- Committees, Haiti Target Letters (1992-1993, New York Public Library) -- Dykers, John R., Jr, Major Subject: Discrimination (March-July 25, 1989; n.d., New York Public Library) -- Fabregas, Tomas, Major Subjects: AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP); Immigration Policy (September 10-21, 1992; n.d., Primary Source Media) -- Demonstrators Dominate S.F. AIDS Conference (June 24-30, 1990, Gay Community News); Disscussion questions.
Summary:
This case study talks about the ban on immigrants coming to the United States who where diagnosed with HIV. The ban was established under Ronald Reagan in 1987 and abolished under Barack Obama in 2010.
