HHS: Immigrants with HIV, STDs welcome

By Paul Bedard

Published February 23, 2016 3:44pm ET

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HHS: Immigrants with HIV, STDs welcome — A report from the Centers for Immigration Studies said that HHS does not believe that the costs to taxpayers to handle the immigrants with STDs will top $100 million. (AP Photo/Julie Watson) | Julie Watson

The administration has decided to let immigrants with three sexually transmitted diseases known for causing sores or lesions on genitalia to enter the United States, an expansion of a previous decision to let in those with HIV.

The Department of Health and Human Services this month opened the borders to those with the STDs, deeming the communicable diseases not a big threat to the United States.

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