Speech #1040011439

In fact. I said quite the opposite. that we do need to reimburse States. I said at the beginning of my remarks that in Arizona. the Governor estimates the expense for incarceration of illegal aliens to be about $100 million a year. about a third of what California apparently estimates. The Senator from California points out the fact that Californias Governor is a Republican. The Governor of Arizona is also a Republican. and they both want to see the Federal Government reimburse the States for the expenses of illegal immigration. I do not doubt their estimates. I am sure the Senator from California is aware of the fact that there are widening disparate numbers involved here. and that it is very difficult to correctly identify what each State would be entitled to in terms of reinbursement. The crime bill passed last year authorized $1 billion for reauthorization for incarceration. So to the extent that the Senator from California identifies incarcerating illegal aliens as a problem for which we need immediate authorization. that authorization already exists. My State received already just under $1 million. not nearly enough. The State of California has not received nearly enough. but those reimbursements are beginning. So her amendment is not necessary to begin the process for reimbursement for incarcerating illegal aliens. The second area is education. I brought up a Supreme Court ruling which says that a State must educate its children.