We are trying to protect the health of the American people and also prevent another raid on the U.S. Treasury. In 1987. the Senate unanimously approved this AIDS immigration amendment because it was and is good public health policy. I recall that I offered the amendment on the recommendation of the then U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Keep. I agreed with General Keep then. as did every other Senator. liberals and conservatives. Republicans and Democrats. that the public health would be at risk if immigrants with AIDS continued to flow into the United States. The Bush administration. I am sad to say. and the Congress later attempted to appease AIDS activists in 1990 by creating a special immigration waiver. Under this waiver. people may enter the United States to attend medical conferences. receive medical treatment. or visit family members. However. the infected individuals must answer questions about their medical condition. including whether they are infected with HIV.
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