Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders

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Summary

Section 1 . Purpose . The plain text of Federal law, including the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104-193 ) (PRWORA), generally prohibits illegal aliens from obtaining most taxpayer-funded benefits. Title IV of the PRWORA states that it is national policy that “aliens within the Nation's borders not depend on public resources to meet their needs,” and that “[i]t is a compelling government interest to remove the incentive for illegal immigration provided by the availability of public benefits.”…

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