Limited benefits for illegal aliens
Title V — Financial responsibility
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(a) Direct federal financial benefits Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no direct Federal financial benefit or social insurance benefit may be paid, conferred, or otherwise given, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, to any alien not lawfully admitted to the United States as a permanent resident or a refugee except pursuant to a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act: Provided, however, That Federal reimbursement of emergency medical care provided to such an alien may be provided under such regulations as the Secretary of Health and Human Services may in his or her discretion prescribe. (b) Unemployment benefits No alien who has not been granted employment authorization pursuant to Federal law shall be eligible for unemployment compensation under an unemployment compensation law of a State or the United States.