It is an exploding program. If we allow many others to come into this country that are HIV positive. they will ultimately. in many cases. end up on the rolls of Medicaid. As a matter of fact. all refugees are Medicaid eligible. So if we allow not just the 217 Haitians that are HIV positive that are waiting to come into the country to come. but if we allow others. that will also add to an already overburdened. overtaxed. and overwhelmed health care system. which President Clinton addressed last night. He said we need to contain the cost. I will promise you. if we change this policy and allow countless HIV positive people to immigrate to this country. that health care costs will move higher and higher. As to the cost per individual. I have estimates ranging from $100.000 to $200.000 to $250.000.
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