IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 221
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately 
and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing immigration laws 
in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the 
massive influx of illegal aliens into the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2005
Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. KING of Iowa, 
Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. TANCREDO, and Mr. CULBERSON) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security 
and International Relations, 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 the President 
should immediately and unequivocally call for the en-
forcement of existing immigration laws in order to reduce 
the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the massive 
influx of illegal aliens into the United States.
Whereas a primary duty of the Federal Government is to se-
cure the homeland and ensure the safety of United States 
citizens and lawful residents; 
Whereas as a result of the attacks on this country on Sep-
tember 11, 2001, perpetrated by al Qaida terrorists on
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United States soil, the United States is engaged in a 
global war on terrorism; 
Whereas 4 years after those attacks, there is still a failure 
to secure the borders of the United States against illegal 
entry; 
Whereas the failure to enforce immigration laws in the inte-
rior means that illegal aliens face little or no risk of ap-
prehension or removal once they are in the country; 
Whereas the Government of Mexico actively encourages illegal 
immigration to the United States by, among other things, 
publishing ‘‘how to’’ books and urging State and local en-
tities to accept the matricula consular as valid identifica-
tion; 
Whereas granting amnesty to illegal aliens, or even proposing 
legislation or efforts for amnesty for illegal aliens, serves 
only to generate more illegal immigration; 
Whereas if illegal aliens can enter and remain in the United 
States with impunity, so, too, can terrorists enter and re-
main while they plan, rehearse, and then carry out their 
attacks; and 
Whereas the failure to control and to prevent illegal immigra-
tion into the United States increases the likelihood that 
terrorists will succeed in launching catastrophic or harm-
ful attacks on United States soil: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That—
(1) the President and the Secretary of Home-
land Security should immediately use every tool
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available to them to secure the borders against ille-
gal entry; 
(2) the President should announce publicly that 
he will oppose any proposal to grant legal status, or 
amnesty, to illegal aliens and that he and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security will use every tool 
available to stop illegal immigration into the United 
States and to announce efforts for the removal of il-
legal aliens from the United States; 
(3) the President and the Secretary of Home-
land Security should seek the assistance of State 
and local law enforcement personnel in enforcing im-
migration laws, whether through formal agreements 
to cooperate or through the elimination of sanctuary 
policies; and 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State 
should warn Mexico that any further actions it takes 
to encourage illegal immigration to the United 
States will be viewed as interference with our domes-
tic laws, in violation of the Vienna Convention on 
Consular Relations.
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