Speech #970224157

I realize that there are a variety of amnesty proposals that have been discussed in recent days. By moving dates for permanent residency around. by moving dates for temporary residency around. and by suggesting a variety of welfare package benefits. all of these amendments are avoiding the fundamental cost issue in the long term. Whether we start paying out welfare benefits tomorrow or 3 years from now or 10 years from now. the bill will eventually come due for the American taxpayer. My amendment is simple and direct. it eliminates amnesty and thereby eliminates the problem of additional hundreds of millionsand even billionsof dollars of taxpayer money being spent on welfare for illegal aliens.