The General Accounting Office estimates that the nationwide cost incurred by States for this could exceed $650 million. This appropriation takes a huge step toward addressing that problem. Mr. Chairman. we must recognize that illegal immigration is a national problem. that it is not just a State problem. This Congress must reaffirm its commitments to States and local communities because they are the ones that must contend with the failed immigration policies of the past. To turn our back on that would be wrong. The Federal Government does not have all the answers when it comes to combating the crime we are most concerned about.
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