There is no way around it. The dollars are too big. The distinguished chairman of the committee indicated that the savings. by taking all legal immigrants off of all benefits. is $18 billion. What we are telling you is we know 52 percent of this comes from California. Therefore. if California is a prop 13 State and it presses the local jurisdictions and they are funded by property taxes and they cannot raise their property taxes and they cannot say "legal immigrants. leave the country and go home." it is a real catch22 for the local government. If I might. just quickly. ask unanimous consent to have printed in the RECORD a letter dated July 17 from the Democratic floor leader of the California Assembly and President pro tempore of the California Senate. and a memorandum from the California State Association of Counties.
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