The amendment would reimburse States for 100 percent of the costs incurred for the detention or imprisonment of any alien who does not have permanent legal residence and who has been charged with or convicted of a felony crime. In terms of the numbers involved. it is approaching a national problem. and in some States it is already a major problem. According to the New York State Department of Correctional Services. there are an estimated 4.000 illegal aliens incarcerated in State and local prisons. with more than half coming from New York. Florida. and Texas. The following other States would also be eligible for reimbursement from this amendment: New Jersey.
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