Posted on 10/22/2006 9:59:05 AM PDT by blam
When I immigrated to the UK I was never subjected to any sort of health check. I never saw a doctor or came face-to-face with any government official except at the point of entry at the airport. It's no wonder the UK has a tuberculosis problem; it doesn't do a damned thing to stop it.
People on immigrant visas are, but people on other types of visas are not. My husband's IR1 visa (unconditional green card) was issued a short time ago and he had to submit proof of vaccinations, give blood for an HIV test, and have a chest xray to rule out TB. The US government makes all visa applicants in the UK use the same private surgery in London, so it's not free either. All legal immigrants all over the world have to jump through these hoops and now that we've been through the process I'm even LESS tolerant of illegal immigrant whining than I was before.
We have medical screenings for a reason.
Are you going to tell the stories of what else we need to fear? Will your wife get in trouble for confiding this info, and what is being done now that the secret is out? Is there a greater concern in the Spokane area now than elsewhere?
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