The Federal Government is about to say: "We are going to put all of our reliance on the sponsor. but incidentally. if. in fact. the sponsor does not come through with the health care financing or the other sources of financing that will be necessary to maintain this legal alien. we. the Federal Government. are off the hook. It is now going to be up to the local community to pay those hospital costs for that legal alien or to pay the cost of prenatal care for the pregnant legal alien. poor woman." I think the phrase "deadbeat dad" properly describes what the Federal Government is trying to do: to shift an obligation to States and communities. If we think this is sueh a good idea and if we are faithful to our constitutional responsibility as the only level of Government that has jurisdiction over immigration. we ought to pay those costs. not ask the local government to do so. Finally. In this amendment we recognize the fact that there are unusual emergency circumstances.
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