That is exactly the case. and we are again making a very blunt statement here. make no mistake about it. This action in this legislation puts the House of Representatives firmly on record in two respects. One. we obviously. by denying any welfare benefits at all to illegal immigrants. set a strict policy and a very clear standard for our country. We are. in fact. drawing a line. And. secondly. we are sending a message that Federal immigration policy needs to be revisited and reformed. and the reason that I am so strongly in favor of these revised and stringent alien welfare eligibility standards is that with respect to legal immigration we are putting responsibility back where it belongs. We are putting the responsibility back on the shoulders of sponsors. We are telling the people who sponsor those legal immigrants into our country that they will bear a financial responsibility. and that is as it should be rather than substituting the Federal taxpayer for those sponsors. So. this is a good balanced compromise. and I believe it is one that is deserving of the support of our colleagues. and I would hope and expect that this particular part of the welfare reform package will receive strong bipartisan support from the House over the next few days.
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