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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 29 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 29

 Expressing the sense of the Congress 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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2011

 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
 Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jones, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Nugent, and Mr. Gingrey 
 of Georgia) submitted the following concurrent 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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress 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;
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 governments have actively worked to discourage 
        illegal immigration and to assist in the enforcement of the immigration 
        laws of the United States;
Whereas such actions and assistance have come at great expense to State and 
        local governments;
Whereas numerous States' governments have considered, or will soon consider 
        legislation or placed initiatives and referendums on the ballot to 
        enhance the ability of State and local agencies to discourage illegal 
        immigration and to ease the burden placed on the States;
Whereas, in July of 2010, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit seeking to 
        enjoin and invalidate Arizona State law S.B. 1070;
Whereas S.B. 1070 is legislation passed by the Arizona legislature to make it a 
        State misdemeanor crime for an alien to be in Arizona without 
        documentation proving that they are in the country legally, bar State or 
        local officials or agencies from restricting enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, and creating new State penalties for those sheltering, 
        hiring, and transporting illegal aliens;
Whereas numerous local governments have introduced, or will soon introduce, 
        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 due to inaction on the issue by the Federal 
        Government: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) State and local governments should be supported for 
        taking actions to discourage illegal immigration;
            (2) current laws governing enforcement of the immigration 
        laws of the United States should be enforced to the highest 
        extent of the law;
            (3) the Department of Justice should not use taxpayer funds 
        to sue States or local jurisdictions who are forced to pass 
        their own immigration legislation due to a failure of the 
        Federal government to act on the issue; and
            (4) Federal legislation to enhance border security and the 
        enforcement of immigration laws should be passed quickly in 
        order to ease the burden on State and local governments.
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