In one area. I think the Congress missed the mark and perhaps unknowingly. it has foisted a great fiscal burden onto the shoulders of a few states. I am talking about the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 or IRCA. And the reason I am standing here today is because of the State Legalization Impact Assistance Grant Program [SLIAG]. In fact. it seems like just yesterday that I came to the floor to offer an amendment to a LaborHHS appropriations bill to help the Senateand the Federal Governmentmake good on the promise that was made to the States in that landmark immigration bill. I had intended to offer an amendment to boost the woefully inadequate number in this bill150 millionup to the number the House provides. $561 million. But. again.
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