Speech #1000048079

My amendment will provide an incentive to help insure that the proposed rule adding HIV infection to the list of dangerous contagious diseases will be added to the list and will be added promptly. We cannot have any more bureaucratic delay. Mr. President. Senators will recall the arguments in favor of placing the HIV infection on the list of dangerous contagious diseases. Currently. the immigration law lists 33 grounds for barring aliens from the United States. Included on the list are certain physical and mental impairments. For example. if the alien has a "dangerous contagious disease." including chancroid. gonorrhea. granuloma inguinale. leprosy (infectious). lymphogranuloma venerium. syphillis (infectious). or tuberculosis (active). he or she is excluded from entry into the United States.