May 18: Clinton amendment (SA 4072
[on behalf of herself, Boxer, Obama, Salazar and Schumer])

Summary: Reimburses state and local governments for the costs associated with immigration reform. Includes costs related providing health and education services to amnestied individuals and temporary workers, and for the cost of incarcerating criminal aliens. Takes 50 percent of the fees collected from the temporary worker programs and deposits them into a State Impact Assistance Account (potentially billions of dollars). Uses 70 percent of the funds for health and education costs and 25 percent of the funds for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. Requires states to pass on 70 percent of the funds to local governments within 180 days. Makes the total amount of the Account dependent on the fees collected.

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