In 1994 Governor Pete Wilson and the California Legislature passed a referendum that cut assistance to illegal aliens. When the House Republicans heard about this new law in California, they were encouraged to develop a federal law that would put tougher restrictions on both legal and illegal aliens. On January 4, 1996, the House Republicans formally introduced its Personal Responsibility Act, a welfare reform bill to put more restrictions on both legal and illegal aliens. (Glastris, "Now the War..." 57) This Act included many provisions that were necessary to control the immigration problem, both legal and illegal, but at the same time many of the provisions were hurtful and unnecessary.

House Republicans began making plans for the bill when Congress reconvened on the fourth of January 1996. There were many provisions in this bill that would not only severely limit immigrants, but could force many of them from the United States. The bill would make it difficult for those who have been deported to re-enter the country. To enforce this, there were plans for more agents to patrol the airports and borders. In addition, those who attempt to come to the United States by seeking politi

Anderson, Curt. "Immigrants Could Regain Food Aid in Bill." Detroit Free Press 25 Mar. 1998. World Wide Web. ResNet. Available http://www.thefreep.com. (21 Nov 1999.)

Glastris, Paul. "Writing Murphy's Law." US News and World Report 7 Oct. 1996: 31-32.

Roberts, Steven, and Anne Kates Smith. "Uncle Sam, Bar the Door." US News and World Report 4 April 1996: 28-29.

The Republicans were also split on the issue. Rep Elton Gallegyly, who was the leading immigration critic, said that something must be done about the immigrants because his hometown just outside Los Angeles now looks like "a Third World City" (Roberts 28). On the other hand, Senator Spencer Abraham of Michigan believes that Americans should "embrace" the immigrants because they had a great deal to do with the formation of this country (28). Many Republican governors were also against the bill because they were afraid that if the federal government took welfare and other benefits away from immigrants, then the aliens would run to the states for assistance, thereby causing the states to lose more money. The House Republicans said that the bill will save the government twenty-two billion dollars, but others say that the bill will only cause more immigrants to become citizens, costing the United States the money they hoped to save. (Roberts 28)

Glastris, Paul, "Now, the War on Legal Aliens." US News and World Report 2 Jan. 1995: 57-58.

The split in the Democratic Party was between Clinton and many other Democrats. Clinton was against the referendum that was passed in California and said that he planned to veto the current legislation in Congress if it banned children from attending public schools. The Democrats supported the bill because they wanted to show their toughness in terms of immigrant law enforcement.

cal asylum may also be deported because of new limits on judicial review. Another provision would stop illegal immigrants from seeking employment. A new system for employers would be created to help them catch illegal aliens applying for jobs. The new system, which is controlled by computers, will allow the employer to check an individual's background and find out whether or

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