Immigration Policies and Issues on Health-Related Grounds for Exclusion

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-0570b in the 2014 issue. Reviews current immigration policies and issues regarding he...

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-0570b in the 2014 issue.

Reviews current immigration policies and issues regarding health-related grounds for exclusion of foreign nationals seeking entry to the U.S. and medical examinations for visas, in light of concerns surrounding 2009 outbreak of the H1N1 virus, commonly called "swine flu." Explains port of entry policies and procedures.

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