The Federal Government has not been carrying out its duty. The result of that failure is thousands. tens of thousands. hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens coming into our country and imposing demands on the communities in which they settle. So as we look at areas of deficit reduction. I think we should give appropriate consideration to those areas of responsibility which are the singular obligation of the Federal Government. one of which is naturalization. Today. we are talking about the consequences of the failure of the Federal Government to carry out its responsibilities under that provision. Mr. President. there was a very instructive article in the New York Times of Monday. October 25. which talked specifically about the issue raised in this amendment. That is. what happens in a community with a significant number of undocumented aliens. who are in that community because of the failure of the Federal Government to properly protect our borders? What happens when those undocumented aliens begin to encounter health problems. individual problems. and public health problems? Let me read some paragraphs from this New York Times article of October 25: (From the New York Times. Monday.
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