He is good at it. This is another one of those amendmentsthis is my view of it. which I get to expressthis is exactly what this is. another form of this amendment. of what we have done before in six previous votes and will do again. We are considering an amendment which would have the effect of shifting cost from the persons who sponsor immigrants. usually their relatives. We are shifting that to the American taxpayers. This argument of how could we possibly do this for illegal aliens and not do it for legal aliens who are paying and doing their share is a great argument. The reason we allow illegal aliens to receive certain benefits. if the alien is needy. is because most Americans are like Senator JOHN CHAFEE of Rhode Island or Senator AL SIMPSON of Wyoming. The issue is. they should have that basic support system if they are needy. I have voted for that consistently. There were some in the House of Representatives who did not want to consistently stay with that support level. I have never been of that category. Most Americans. almost all Americans. would agree that that is a wonderful thing to do for illegal aliens who are here and who are needy. The immigrants. the legal immigrants. can also receive all of those benefits. too. if they are needy. I hope you hear this. I think I will never make it through any more of it. If a legal immigrant is needy. they will get everything in the lefthand column. I hope you hear that. But if they have a legal sponsor who said that he or she was bringing these people here only on the condition that they would not become a public charge. then when that legal immigrant goes in to get a meanstested program. cash or noncash. they say. "Are you needy?" and he says. "I am." They say. "Do you have a sponsor?" "I do." "Does your sponsor have any money?" "Yes." ."How much? List it." If that sponsor has funds. that sponsor will pay the bill and not the rest of us. It is then a confusion. I guess. for people. It is deemed that the sponsors income and assets are the assets and income of the legal immigrant. So when they go to get those benefits. they are not going to get them if the sponsor has money. If the sponsor does not have moneyand I want this very clearly heard. because the Senator from Massachusetts is saying. what will happen. what will happen if the sponsor does not have the money. cannot meet the obligation?
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