I wish to speak to one section of this bill to which I will intend to offer an amendment. and that is the section that deals with the rights of legal aliens who are in the United States. As my colleagues will recall. this is not a new issue. In fact. we have spent weeks on the Senate floor debating the question of what should be the eligibility of legal aliens for a variety of Federal benefits. This Senate. by an overwhelming vote. passed on May 2 an immigration control bill. which laid out with great specifics what would be the rights of legal aliensMr. President. I underscore the word "legal"-to various Federal benefit programs.
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