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George Miller: it is a condition of the funding. What they point out is you are reducing the educational dollars to take care of now…

On the recordMarch 3, 1994
it is a condition of the funding. What they point out is you are reducing the educational dollars to take care of now another problem you want local government to solve, which is not of their making. They do not create the immigration laws nor the enforcement policies in this country. The gentleman from Wisconsin is quite correct.
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George Miller
Democratic · California

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The speaker discusses the impact of funding conditions on local governments and education related to immigration issues.

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