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Lincoln Chafee: Am I also correct that the suggestion was made by the Senator from California that it would be impossible for a legal…

On the recordSeptember 14, 1995
Am I also correct that the suggestion was made by the Senator from California that it would be impossible for a legal alien's child to be in a Head Start program? As I understand it, if the ``deemor's'' assets were not of significant value, the child is not prevented from being in a Head Start program, is he or she?
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Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island

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Questioning claims about legal aliens' children accessing Head Start programs.

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