IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1658 
Expressing condolences to the families and friends of the 72 people who 
died in Mexico while migrating to the United States in search of better 
lives, and condemning the criminal network responsible for their mas-
sacre. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing condolences to the families and friends of the 
72 people who died in Mexico while migrating to the 
United States in search of better lives, and condemning 
the criminal network responsible for their massacre. 
Whereas, on August 25, 2010, 72 migrants were executed in 
Tamaulipas, Mexico, at the hands of a criminal syndicate 
that targeted them with the intention of extorting from 
them their last material resources; 
Whereas the enormity and utter callousness of this crime 
shocks the sensibilities of the people of the United States 
as well as those of Mexico and throughout Latin Amer-
ica; 
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Whereas the proliferation of criminal gangs like the one re-
sponsible for this heinous crime highlight the extreme in-
security faced by migrants; 
Whereas the current reality of depressed economic conditions, 
debilitated social circumstances, and the tragic stig-
matization of migrants inspires a desire to uphold values 
of decency, shared responsibility, and concern for the 
poor; 
Whereas legal protections are sadly absent for large numbers 
of migrants who elect to leave their communities of origin 
despite the great risks, in order to change the material 
conditions of their lives for the good of their families; and 
Whereas the United States is a country of immigrants and 
their children who elected to exercise that very same 
basic human right to uproot themselves in order to im-
prove their lives and make possible the success of their 
children and grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses condolences to the families and 
friends of the victims of this tragedy for the terrible 
loss of life and supports the efforts of the Govern-
ment of Mexico to thoroughly investigate the case, 
safeguard the survivors and witnesses, and prosecute 
the parties responsible for this tragedy; 
(2) recognizes that the Government of Mexico 
has adopted a Comprehensive Strategy for the Pre-
vention of the Kidnapping of Migrants which, if ef-
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fectively implemented, will help protect migrants 
from the abuses which led to this horrific disaster; 
(3) recognizes the important reform bill passed 
by the Mexican Congress that would allow undocu-
mented migrants to file complaints and receive med-
ical treatment, and the importance of taking con-
crete steps to apply this law; and 
(4) urges the Governments of the United 
States, Mexico, and nations throughout Latin Amer-
ica to— 
(A) commit to greater collaboration on the 
management and reform of migration policies 
within and between countries, to reduce the loss 
of life and establish safe, legal, and orderly mi-
gration that respects and protects human 
rights; and 
(B) work together to address the economic 
and social factors driving high rates of irregular 
migration that increasingly exposes migrants to 
exploitive and life-threatening conditions. 
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