Personal Responsibility Act

Study of the Personal Responsibility Act 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 …

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