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To the Editor: As a recent legal immigrant to this country, I agree with Iseman and Starke (April 20 issue)¹ that "refining immigration procedures" is the better of the two alternatives they propose. However, I disagree with their suggestion that improving the screening and evaluation procedures in the immigrants' countries of origin would have a substantial impact. First, it would be almost impossible for consulates, immigration officials, and health authorities in the United States to monitor the quality of laboratories and health personnel performing the screening tests in the many countries from which immigrants come. Second and more important, corruption . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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