New State Department Policy Allows Visa Officers to Reject Applicants Over Common Health Issues
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The new directive reinforces past US policies that wrongly targeted immigrants using xenophobic “illness” claims.

A new State Department policy seeks to limit immigrants from entering the United States based on whether they have certain underlying medical conditions, including common ailments like diabetes, obesity, and mental health issues. The U.S. visa process has always allowed for denial of entry based on health concerns, but has typically focused on people with notable communicable diseases…

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  • Telorand@reddthat.com
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    3 days ago

    This is not really a good country to go to if you have medical issues, especially chronic ones. So on top of the blatant and open fascism, maybe don’t come to the US. It’s not good for your health.