Under this bill. there are no checks for drug addicts and alcoholics anymore for this program. We are not going to continue to subsidize people who break the law by consuming illegal drugs. Finally. the issue of noncitizens. This gets to be a very touchy issue for a lot of people. I want to associate myself with the remarks of the Senator from Texas when he says that most noncitizens who come to this countryimmigrantscome here with their sleeves rolled up ready to work. to provide for themselves. their families. and the opportunity to live the American dream. I stand here as a product of that. My father is an immigrant. He came here during the Depression. His father worked very hard in the coal mines for many. many years. It is. in fact. the American dream that the son of an immigrant can stand on the floor of the U.S. Senate. as many have before me. No one wants to deter people from coming to this country. no one wants to take away the opportunities that come with living in America. nor do we want to be the beacon of the world for the handout. We want to say to people. if you want to bring your mother here. who is 70 years old. to come and live with you. and you sign a sponsorship agreement that says you will provide for themwhich 3iou do under current lawthen you should provide for them. and not as many do. turn them over to the SSI Department or the Social Security Administration through the State. in some cases. turn them over so they can collect Government benefits because they are out there and therefore qualified for SSI. Here are the numbers of noncitizens. In 1982. about 125.000 noncitizens received SSI. We were up to 700.000 as of 1993. and that number is growing fast. It is a serious problem and one that we have to address.
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