That is clearly the direction that the California State Legislature and the Governor want to go. on a bipartisan basis. One other bit of perspective on this. The $2 billion we are spending annually to educate illegal immigrants is equal to the total amount the State spends to run all nine campuses of the University of California. So the Gallegly provision is very necessary to allow California taxpayers to protect themselves from these exploding costs. We are hearing objections from congressional Democrats and from the Clinton administration. saying California taxpayers must educate any illegal immigrant. even those who have yet to enter the country. That clearly is not what California voters want. I think those of us who are elected to this House have a first and foremost responsibility. obviously. to represent the constituents of our districts and our home States.
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