That is more than the whole State is going to get under this program and that is for one county. The original proposal. which the Governors had advocatedand I would like to submit to the RECORD the correspondence dated October 10. 1986 to Senator ALAN SIMPSON on behalf of the National Governors Association. It was the position of the association that they hope that "adoption of the new immigration bill will assure that State and local governments do not bear mandated costs over which we have no control. It is essential this Congress recognize and provide for the additional costs of legalization through authorization of 100 percent Federal reimbursement of expenses incurred by State and local governments in asisting illegal aliens who would be granted legal status." That was the position that the States took. The compromise was not 100 percent funding but a cap of $4 billion over the 4year period with a 7year spend out.
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