Senator CuAnsE. Senator Ds\VNS. Senator FitNsTEIN. and Senator SPECTER. 1 call up this amendmont because. notwithstanding the attemptsand I appreciate itby the Appropriations Committee Initially to deal with a very vexing problem. the problem of immigrants and the problem of legal immigrants and the problem really dealing with legal Immigrants. most of whom are. a good percentage are disabled and who are elderly who would otherwise be cut off August 22. notwithstanding that they came into the country legally. that they are currently receiving benefits. that if these benefits were to be cut. off in some States. they would be faced with little. if any. help. In other States. the burden would be a tremendous one on some of the local municipalities and the States. This amendment would continue the existIng funding of those legal immiTratslets understand. we are talking about people who came Into this country legally. we axe talking about people who obeyed the law. we are talking about. for most cases. senior citizens. elderly. and disabledto continue their SSI benefits.
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