Mr. Speaker. another boatload of refugees arrived in America from tempesttossed Haiti this week. Tragically. several drowned on their way. Those that made it ashore have disappeared without HIV screening or asylum processing. In the eyes of the Federal Government. it is almost as if they dont exist. as if they are not people. But to budgetstrapped Florida. they are people in need and a costly reality. Immigrationlegal and illegalis a Federal problem. but Washington is not offering concrete solutions and Floridians are picking up the tab for an estimated 345.000 illegals. In 1992. the cost to Floridians of this nonpolicy was $793 million. In desperation.
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