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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 83 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 83

 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 6, 2007

 Mr. Poe (for himself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, 
 Mr. Simpson, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Jones 
 of North Carolina, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
Hunter, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McHenry, 
   Mr. Forbes, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
 Florida, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Campbell 
 of California, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
 and Mr. Bilbray) 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 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, 
        Tennessee, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, have introduced 
        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 numerous local governments, such as those in Farmers Branch, Texas; 
        Hazelton, Pennsylvania; Nashville, Tennessee; Valley Park, Missouri; 
        Escondido, California; Herndon, Virginia; 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
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the 
sense of the Congress that--
            (1) State and local government agencies should be supported 
        for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration;
            (2) current laws governing enforcement of our Nation's 
        immigration laws should be enforced to the highest extent of 
        the law; and
            (3) enhanced border security and enforcement legislation 
        should be passed quickly in order to ease the burden on State 
        and local government agencies.
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