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| Ukip MP Douglas Carswell backs Nigel Farage’s calls to ban HIV positive migrants from entering UK | Ukip MP Douglas Carswell backs Nigel Farage’s calls to ban HIV positive migrants from entering UK |
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| Douglas Carswell appears to have backed Nigel Farage’s calls to prevent migrants with HIV entering the country. | Douglas Carswell appears to have backed Nigel Farage’s calls to prevent migrants with HIV entering the country. |
| Ukip's first elected MP said he agreed with “everything” Mr Farage said on immigration during a recent interview with Newsweek Europe. | |
| Mr Farage had found himself accused of “stooping to a new level of ignorance” by a leading HIV charity when comments he made about controlling the "quality" of people who come to the UK were published. | Mr Farage had found himself accused of “stooping to a new level of ignorance” by a leading HIV charity when comments he made about controlling the "quality" of people who come to the UK were published. |
| Mr Carswell, whose father was one of the first doctors to identify cases of HIV in Uganda, told The Guardian the UK needs an Australian-type immigration system with control over our borders. | Mr Carswell, whose father was one of the first doctors to identify cases of HIV in Uganda, told The Guardian the UK needs an Australian-type immigration system with control over our borders. |
| He declined to say specifically whether he agreed with Mr Farage’s proposals for those with HIV, but said: “I don’t recognise the Guardian’s characterisation of the debate. I agree with everything that Nigel has said and we need an Australian-type immigration system.” | He declined to say specifically whether he agreed with Mr Farage’s proposals for those with HIV, but said: “I don’t recognise the Guardian’s characterisation of the debate. I agree with everything that Nigel has said and we need an Australian-type immigration system.” |
| Australia’s immigration system uses a points system that requires visa applicants to meet minimum health requirements. Mr Farage has spoken before of adopting a similar system to control unskilled migration in the UK should Ukip ever win the general election. | Australia’s immigration system uses a points system that requires visa applicants to meet minimum health requirements. Mr Farage has spoken before of adopting a similar system to control unskilled migration in the UK should Ukip ever win the general election. |
| He said in July: "The Aussies have a points system and they say to come to Australia you must be under 45 years of age, you must have a skill or a trade that will bring a benefit to our country. | He said in July: "The Aussies have a points system and they say to come to Australia you must be under 45 years of age, you must have a skill or a trade that will bring a benefit to our country. |
| "They say if you have a life threatening disease, I'm sorry but we can't accommodate you. They say if you have a serious criminal record we won't have you […] This is exactly what we should be doing.” | "They say if you have a life threatening disease, I'm sorry but we can't accommodate you. They say if you have a serious criminal record we won't have you […] This is exactly what we should be doing.” |