Chairman. the amendment of the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Lwis] would authorize $500 million for the next 5 fiscal years to reimburse State and local governments for the costs they incur as a result of eligible aliens participation in specified public assistance programs. The amendment recognizes that the burden of immigration falls disproportionately on certain regions of the countrymost obviously. the border States. including my home State of Texas and his home State of Florida. While I applaud the gentleman from Florida for recognizing this disproportionate burden we are faced on this issue. as on so many others. with the simple question: Where will the money come from? The Congress and the White House this week are wrestling with an effort to stitch together a budget package to deal with the massive deficits that we face.
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