President. it has been a long time coming. this amendment. because we have had to work together on both sides of the aisle to make sure that everyone was comfortable with the amendment. I want to explain that modified amendment. My colleagues. in the Dole bill there is a restriction on benefits to new legal immigrants for the first 5 years they are in this country. In other words. they are completely legal. but the Dole bill says they can get no Federal meanstested benefits. However. there are exemptions from these restrictions in the Dole bill on certain benefits. such as emergency medical care and immunizations.
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