I intend to press for timely consideration of this bill in any future legislation considered by the Education and Labor Committee. In this year. New York City received $736.210 in funds under REAA in order to educate 44.043 refugee children. Under this amendment. according to tentative estimates by city officials. New York could receive a minimum of $4.4 million in Federal aid which could increase to $14 million. depending on how many refugee children are being served. Immigration reform is indeed needed by a number of municipalities. which are straining under the burden of providing services to refugees without being adequately compensated for
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