Speech #1010075086

I rise to speak out against the drastic cuts this fiscal year 1990 appropriations bill proposes for State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants. or SLIAG. as it is commonly referred to in my home State and in others around the Nation who rely on these funds. and in support of the Graham amendment. The bill before us. without the curative Graham amendment. would slash SLIAG funding by $483 million in fiscal year 1990. shifting the burden of the providing needed services to newly legalized aliens onto the shoulders of local governments. Less than 3 years ago the Congress responded to a nation crying out for an end to illegal immigration and border control by passing a bipartisan compromise bill. the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. now Public Law 99603. As a cornerstone of that landmark legislation. over 3 million persons have come forward under the bills amnesty program. In California. this means 1.6 million new residents.