I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman. the gentleman from California knows that by far and away the vast majority of the refugees who have come here have been resettled. they are off the welfare rolls. they are on the payrolls. and they are contributing to the economies of the communities in which they live. It seems to me that given that basic premise. the States that have been heavily impacted by refugees. including California. Florida. and New York. have ended up making a net profit now that several years have gone by. and most of the people. not all. but most of the people. are off the refugee program. they are working. they are contributing taxes to the State government and they are contributing taxes to the local government. During the first few years after the flood of refugees entered this country exactly the opposite was the case. and there was a net outflow of State and local government funds. That is why I supported targeted assistance in the past. But now there is a net flow into State treasuries and into local treasuries as more and more of these people have been resettled and are working and are paying taxes.
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