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S. C. R. No. 16 As Adopted by the Senate
As Adopted by the Senate
| 127th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2007-2008 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Harris, Cafaro, Faber, Mumper, Buehrer, Austria, Coughlin, Seitz, Wagoner, Schuler, Fedor, Carey, Grendell, Niehaus, Schaffer, Spada
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
| To urge the President of the United States and the
United States Congress to secure our nation's
borders and to aggressively enforce all existing
federal immigration laws.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, It is the duty of the federal government to secure
the borders of the United States and to protect the security of
United States citizens; and |
| WHEREAS, Ohio welcomes immigrants and refugees who are
entering the United States legally; and |
| WHEREAS, The growing number of illegal immigrants currently
in
the United States demonstrates that existing immigration laws
and
enforcement measures are not sufficient to stop illegal
immigrants
from crossing our borders; and |
| WHEREAS, Current federal immigration law and practices
do
not adequately address illegal immigration and drain
limited
local, state, and federal resources for educational, social
services,
judicial, law enforcement, and penal systems, thereby
causing an
economic hardship on the State of Ohio and our nation;
and |
| WHEREAS, Current federal immigration law and practices
cause
our citizens to question, the federal government's ability to
secure our borders; and |
| WHEREAS, Current federal immigration law and practices
have
caused Ohio citizens and the citizens of other states to look
to
state and local government to solve immigration problems that
would be more adequately addressed by a comprehensive and vigorous
federal effort to secure our borders and to enforce current
immigration laws more effectively; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 127th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, on behalf of the citizens of Ohio, urge the
President of the United States and the members of the United
States Congress to take swift action to enhance and enforce
federal immigration law in order to provide a comprehensive
national resolution to the illegal immigration problem that exists
in Ohio and throughout the nation, and that federal action
include, but not be limited to: |
| (1) Securing our nation's borders by stopping unlawful entry
that is now made by many means of transportation; |
| (2) Aggressively enforcing federal immigration laws that are
already in place; and |
| (3) Cooperating with the State of Ohio and other states in
order to address current problems faced in the states by the
illegal immigration that now exists; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the
United States, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of
Representatives, the President Pro Tempore and the Secretary of
the United States Senate, the members of the Ohio Congressional
delegation, and the news media of Ohio. |
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