Speech #1100055578

The earned income tax credit which now provides help for financially lowincome Americans. we actually are providing them through this tax credit some stipend. some money. it is currently done at a cost of $20 billion. Its a $20 billion expenditure that were trying to help out lowincome Americans. Illegal aliens on Z visas and guest workers will be eligible to apply for the earned income tax credit immediately. They are now legally in this country. so they can have that income tax credit. The Congressional Budget Office says this will cost $20 billion more of our money. Now the 1996 welfare reform bill demanded that persons be a legal resident of the United States for 5 years before they can receive any benefits that are eligible to people in the United States. Why are we granting illegal aliens and guest workers benefits that we do not give to legal aliens? How can this possibly be right that we treat illegal aliens better than lawabiding immigrants. much less treating them better than the poor people who are waiting in line. trying to emigrate to this country legally. who respect us and want to become U.S. citizens the right way? Well. also in the Senate legislation is. of course. the old issue of State tuition and loans. Yes. in this legislation. State tuition and loans will be granted to illegal Immigrants once they get their probationary visa. That means anybody whos come here illegally will automatically be eligible for all these educational benefits that our children are eligible for. Actually. its worse.