Second. it was altered by using language that talks about that Congress shall make available in 1992 the $555 million. That is in contrast to the current method by which the States receive the money. which is through essentially an entitlement program. The language of the immigration law of 1986 says that from whatever funds are available to the National Treasurer. $1 billion in each of the 4 years beginning in fiscal year 1988 will be made available for this fund for the purposes of assisting the States in the assimilation of these newly legalizedformerly illegal. now to be legalimmigrants. The language that is in this conference report gives the States much less comfort than the language that is in the basic underlying law or the language which was contained when this legislation passed the Senate. I will submit for the record at this time a letter signed by the executive director of the National Governors Association on behalf of the association raising the associations concern for the provision that is contained in the conference committee.
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