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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. 

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 

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 


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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 


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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) State and local governments should be sup4 ported for taking actions to discourage illegal immi5 gration; 

6 (2) current laws governing enforcement of the 

7 immigration laws of the United States should be en8 forced to the highest extent of the law; 

9 (3) the Department of Justice should not use 

10 taxpayer funds to sue States or local jurisdictions 

11 who are forced to pass their own immigration legis12 lation due to a failure of the Federal government to 

13 act on the issue; and 

14 (4) Federal legislation to enhance border secu15 rity and the enforcement of immigration laws should 

16 be passed quickly in order to ease the burden on 

17 State and local governments. 

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