It is unclear how many individuals infected with the virus have been allowed to enter this country. All we have are estimates. We do know that between January 1. 1981. to December 1985. more than 2.8 million people have come into this country: 43.312 persons have immigrated from Haiti and 73.257 have Immigrated from various countries in Africa. We do know that. insofar as the disease AIDS is concerned. Haiti and Central Africa are high risk areas. Do Senators want to take a position today that "Well. we had better not do anything about this. lets think about it. Lets talk about It. lets pump some more money into this kind of program or that kind of program?" This Senator from North Carolina feels that we had better do something now. if we are really concerned about the future of the young people. the middleaged people. and the old people. It is only elementary that as the epidemic continues to spread abroad. immigrants in greater numbers will be bringing the AIDS virus to the United States. So my amendment. I think. simply makes common sense.
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Immigrants from Haiti and Central Africa are bringing AIDS to the US.