So. for the first period. States were making their applications for reimbursement without knowing what the specifics of the rules would be. There were also some other bureaucratic sources of delay. The States built their plans on the expectations that the Federal Government would provide a total of $4 billion. and they would receive their proportional share based on cost of delivering services and the number of illegal aliens within their State applying for amnesty. In 1988 and 1989 fiscal years. the full $1 billion was appropriated. In fiscal year 1990. however. over half of the promised funding was not appropriated.
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