Illinois. New Jersey. Arizona and Massachusetts end up picking up the responsibility for caring for the injured illegal aliens. In fact. for fiscal year 1998. there are no appropriations for reimbursement for emergency ambulatory services. as authorized by the 1996 Immigration Act. Instead. Congress only requires INS to perform a pilot project In Nogales. Arizona and report its findings to Congress. Appropriating $25 million over the next 4 years and performing a pilot project in Nogales. Arizona is not enough to cover the millions of dollars high immigrant States like California incur every year in unreimbursed emergency medical and ambulatory costs for illegal aliens injured at the border or during a border patrol pursuit. Mr. President. time has come for the Federal Government to take full responsibility for the cost associated with providing emergency medical services. including ambulatory services. for illegal aliens and lifting the fiscal burden on State and local counties. Thank you and I urge all my colleagues to support this legislation. Mr.
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