In addition. the National Commission on AIDS appointed by President Bush writes: The Commission voices its deep distress over the encroachment. once again. of extraneous issues into a decision that should be sciencebased and focused solely on public health concerns. We must not allow arguments based on politics. misinformation. fear or discrimination to triumph. In addition to that. the Association of State and Territorial Health officials writes: Because HIV infection is not spread by casual contact and immigration of infected individuals does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of the population. ASTHO continues to support removal of HIV infection from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance upon which U.S. travel and immigration can be denied. The fact is they strongly believe that that decision should be made by the Public Health Service. APHA. the American Public Health Association. one of the oldest and largest associations of health professionals supports the decision to end immigration policy which bars HIV infected persons from entering the country. again emphasizing the decision should be made by the Public Health Service. Mr. Speaker. the list goes on and on.
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