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New Provisions to Health Care Bill Add Billions More to Taxpayer Burden

Through the hard work of our Government Relations team, FAIR was the first organization to show that a huge loophole in the House health care bill, America's Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R. 3200), will allow illegal aliens to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits. The current debate on health care reform, however, has overlooked a provision in the House bill that would reverse an important policy regarding legal aliens. Earlier this week, FAIR released a new Legislative Analysis detailing the burden that this policy reversal will have on American taxpayers.

Completed by FAIR's Government Relations Department, the new analysis points out that the historic welfare reform bill that President Clinton signed into law more than 13 years ago "created a 5-year waiting period before new immigrants can access 'Federal means-tested public benefits.'" Section 242(d) of H.R. 3200, however, waives this five-year waiting period with respect to the affordability credits created under the bill. According to the analysis, "This means that legal immigrants can, rather than waiting to apply for public benefits, begin collecting the affordability credit immediately upon their arrival in the United States." Ultimately, the thirty-six words that comprise Section 242(d) will cost the American taxpayers at least $33.8 billion during the 2014-2019 budget period - nearly $1 billion per word.

Kudos


FAIR's Research Staff Releases Two New Studies

Kudos to FAIR's research team! Jack Martin, Director of Special Projects, and Eric Ruark, Sr. Research Manager have been hard at work in putting together numerous new studies that are now available on the FAIR web site. Their latest research includes studies on national security, uncontrolled immigration and the healthcare debate, and the issue of overpopulation in the United States. Visit our publications page for more.

Costs of Immigration

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  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Pennsylvanians (2009)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Virginians (2009)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Floridians (2009)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Nevadans (2009)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to North Carolinians (2008)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Coloradans (2008)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Georgians (2008)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to New Jerseyites (2007)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Illinoisans (2007)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Iowans (2007)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Tennesseeans (2007)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to New Yorkers (2006)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Texans (2005)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Californians (2004)
  • The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Arizonans (2004)

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