Accordingly. we hold that a state statute that denies welfare benefits to resident aliens and one that denies them to aliens who have not resided in the United States for a specified number of years violates the Equal Protection Clause. III An additional reason why the state statutes at issue in these cases do not withstand constitutional scrutiny emerges from the area of federalstate relations. The National Government has "broad constitutional powers in determining what aliens shall be admitted to the United States. the period they may remain. regulation of their conduct before naturalization. and the terms and conditions of their naturalization." Takahashi v. Fish & Game Commission. 334 U.S.. at 419. Hines v. Davidowitz. 312 U.S. 52. 66 (1941). see also Chinese Exclusion Case. 130 U.S. 581 (1889). United States ex rel. Turner v.
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