President. I am pleased to announce that my friend and colleague from Nebraska joins me as a cosponsor on this amendment. The amendment that I offer today is an amendment to establish a Governmentwide policy which states that direct Federal benefits shall not be paid to illegal aliens. unless specifically provided by the Immigration and Nationality Act or the Constitution. In 1986. the Congress made good progress in the effort to control illegal immigration into the United States. By making it unlawful to hire illegal aliens. the Congress removed a powerful magnet for illegal immigration into this country. Unfortunately. another powerful magnet remains. That attraction is the real or perceived availability of Government benefits to illegal aliens. I first introduced this legislation in April 1988. and hearings were held in the Senate Judiciary Committee. I reintroduced this bill in the 101st Congress and have written my colleagues about it in some detail.
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