Giuliani. mayor of the city of New York. He wrote of his concern that the major provisions of the bill would impose huge new costs on New York City totaling some $900 million per year. The mayor listed the added costs to New York City as follows: $380 million for child care for welfare recipients. $290 million for aid to legal immigrants. $100 million to support persons dropped from Federal rolls due to time limits. $100 million for work programs. Mayor Giuliani wrote that the bills ban on Federal assistance for legal immigrants was of particular concern to New York City. where 30 percent of the population is foreignborn. The sum of $900 million a year is a lot of money. New York Citys total annual budget is $33 billion.
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