"Secretary Rumsfeld also said the United States has to be, as he put it, smarter and quicker in securing our borders. The federal government's failure to secure those borders is leading individual states to take action. Arizona's Proposition 200, which limits state benefits for illegals, passed overwhelmingly two weeks ago. Now at least half a dozen other states are considering similar measures."
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Talk of the town in Cal.
"WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Most of the new proposals restricting benefits for illegal aliens are expected to reach voters or state legislatures in 2005 or 2006. Sponsors are learning from past experience, specifically court challenges to California's Proposition 187 10 years ago. It sought to deny most public benefits to illegal aliens, but parts were rejected by a federal judge.
So the new proposals plan to exempt federally-mandated benefits, such as emergency medical care and K-12 public schooling. Still, Latino advocacy groups plan to sue as soon as Arizona's law becomes certified next week
While it's unclear how the courts will rule, supporters say Proposition 200 has already accomplished something significant. Supporters say it has exploded the myth that Latinos favor illegal immigration because, of course, nearly half of Latinos in Arizona voted in favor of 200"
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