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  Bill Introduced to Allow HIV-Positive Travelers, Immigrants
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Last EditedGerald Farinas  Dec 20, 2007 04:34pm
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News DateThursday, December 20, 2007 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionLegislation was introduced Friday that would repeal provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that bar HIV-positive people from entering the United States. The provisions include HIV-positive doctors and experts as well as people seeking asylum in the U.S. The INA has treated HIV as a grounds to deny immigrants U.S. citizenship since 1993. The proposed bill by Senator Gordon Smith, a Republican supported by Kerry, a Democrat, would strike HIV restrictions from the INA and ask for a full review of the public health aspects of travel and immigration restrictions against those with HIV, the statement said.
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