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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1074 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State and local 

governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal 

immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease the burden 

on State and local governments for taking such actions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 

Mr. POE (for himself, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. AKIN, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. 

MCHENRY, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. WAMP, Mr. 

GUTKNECHT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. JONES of North 

Carolina, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. ISTOOK, 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GARRETT of New 

Jersey, and Mr. HUNTER) submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined 

by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 

within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

State and local governments should be supported for 

taking actions to discourage illegal immigration and that 

legislation should be enacted to ease the burden on State 

and local governments for taking such actions. 

Whereas the Federal Government has failed to take adequate 

measures to curb illegal immigration; 


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Whereas the failure by the Federal Government to curb illegal immigration has placed, and continues to place, a 

substantial burden on State and local government agencies to address illegal immigration; 

Whereas many State and local government agencies have 

worked actively to discourage illegal immigration and to 

assist in the enforcement of our Nation’s immigration 

laws; 

Whereas such actions and assistance have come at great expense to State and local governments; 

Whereas numerous State legislatures, such as those in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia, have 

introduced legislation to enhance the ability of State and 

local agencies to discourage illegal immigration and to 

ease the burden placed on the States; 

Whereas numerous local governments, such as those in 

Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Palm Bay County, Florida, Riverside, New Jersey, Riverside, California, and Suffolk 

County, New York, have introduced ordinances to enhance the ability of local governments to discourage illegal immigration and to ease the burden placed on local 

governments; and 

Whereas State and local governments continue to be confronted with the issue of illegal immigration without the 

prospect of immediate relief from the Federal Government: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that— 


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1 (1) State and local government agencies should 

2 be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal 

3 immigration; and 

4 (2) the United States Congress should quickly 

5 pass comprehensive border security and enforcement 

6 legislation in order to ease the burden on State and 

7 local government agencies. 

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