Rep. Carter introduces bill to bar federal funds to states that provide assistance to illegal immigrants

FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., on Tuesday introduced a bill to prohibit discretionary federal funds from going to states that provide state assistance to illegal immigrants -- describing such programs as an additional incentive for those looking to enter the U.S. illegally.

The bill would prohibit federal funds from going to a state if the agency head determines that the state has programs in place where money goes to those who are in the country illegally. While such people are barred from receiving federal funds, Carter says that liberal states are working around that. "They're getting these funds from federal agencies that are discretionary funds that can be used in a number of different places and they are using those to replace state tax dollars that are being used for the illegal immigrants -- so it’s a shell game," he said.