Is it any wonder that the American. taxpayers are enraged? Also. H.R. 4 clearly denies welfare benefits to illegal aliens and legal immigrants. thereby limiting welfare eligibility to only citizens of the United States. While the exclusion for legal aliens has received quite a bit of criticism. I want to make sure that everyone realizes an oftenoverlooked. but sssential component of our immigration lawsfor decades. our immigration laws have required immigrants to stipulate that they will be selfsufficient once they arrive in America. as a condition of their being allowed to immigrate in the first place. Consequently. receiving welfare has been grounds for deportation for these very same immigrants for generations. H.R. 4 only makes explicit what has been implicit for so long. The United States of America welcomes immigrants of all kinds to our Nation. However. an important prerequisite has always been that immigrants will not become wards of the State. but rather selfsupporting members of our society. Mr. Chairman.
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