Mr. President. the purpose of this amendment is to move this debate beyond where it has been for the past several years. move it by directing the Attorney General who has responsibility for the Immigration and Naturalization Service with other relevant Federal agencies to analyze and submit to the Congress within 2 years an impact study. What is the level of burden on the Nation as a whole and on specific communities? What are the effects of Federal laws which today mandate the States to provide services for this population of undocumented aliens and which it is now proposed to eliminate any Federal funding to carry the burden of those mandates. I believe. Mr. President. that this amendment is a prudent way to proceed in terms of assessing what is the current Federal dereliction of duty. what is its extent in terms of its ability to enforce our borders and protect America so that we are only dealing with those persons who enter the country legally through the established immigration process. and what is the cost to the Nation and to those local communities that are primarily affected. It has been suggested this is just an issue of compassion. that there are some softhearted people who are trying to use this as a means of expressing their humanity. I would be less than honest to say.
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