I estimate that H.R. 4300 will bring $300 million in new costs to California. particularly the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. State governments such as Californias will have had no say in the matter. The Federal Government should not expect State and local governments to assimilate and care for new immigrants without compensating them in return. Mr. Chairman. the Lewis amendment is not a bigspending amendment. H.R. 4300 is a bigspending billit will increase the costs of State and local social programs by hundreds of millions of dollars. The question before us is whether the States or the Federal Government should pay for the costs of Federal immigration policy. I urge the House to support our States by supporting the Lewis amendment. Frankly. it is absolutely wrong for the Federal Government to set up programs and then require local government to pay for them.
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