But I want to Just start by ticking off a couple of numbers and then telling the Senate what has happened that I think this bill fixes. And welfare reform. as contemplated. completes the job. We tend to think we have a policy that we will not provide welfare to legal aliens who come to America because we think they all want to go to work. want to take care of themselves. and we have sort of let the programs develop without any supervision. So let me give you a couple of examples. There are 2.5 million immigrants on Medicaid2.5 million. There are 1.2 million on food stamps--l.2 million.
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The speaker assumes that all legal aliens want to work and take care of themselves.