The delegates of the American Medical Association support the original Helms amendment and. of course. the Nickles amendment today. I read recently. in fact. certain officials of the American Medical Association support the Clinton administrations proposal to lift the ban on AIDS carriers. but to put the record straight. it should be made clear that the policy of the AMAs governing body is clearly stated in a resolution of 1990. which has not been altered. Let me read it: Immigrants have historically undergone a health assessment before entering into the citizenship process. To exclude HIV infection from the health assessment of those seeking United States citizenship would be a change 69059 097 Vol. 1.19 (I. 2) 43 in longstanding U.S. policy and difficult to justify on medical. scientific or economic grounds. The delegates of the American Medical Association agree the amendment of 1987. offered by this Senator. is sound policy and it has been working. Dr. Roy Schwarz. head of the AMA task force. denounced the proposed change in immigration policy. Last week. Dr.
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