[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 220 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 220

 Affirming the commitment of Congress to preserving the sovereignty of 
           the United States and the integrity of its border.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2001

   Mr. Tancredo (for himself and Mr. Goode) submitted the following 
   concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Affirming the commitment of Congress to preserving the sovereignty of 
           the United States and the integrity of its border.

Whereas sovereignty, as it is understood in the United States, entails self-
        government and a government acting with the consent of the governed;
Whereas preserving a nation's border is essential to its sovereignty;
Whereas the border of the United States is the legal separator between the area 
        governed by the Constitution and the rest of the world;
Whereas the border of the United States is the symbolic separator between the 
        area governed by the principles embodied in the Declaration of 
        Independence and the rest of the world;
Whereas the Government of the United States is charged by its citizens with 
        protecting the inalienable rights and liberties of those who reside 
        within its border;
Whereas disregard for a nation's border portends the decline of the nation 
        itself; and
Whereas the widespread and unregulated movement of people across the border of 
        the United States occurs without legal sanction or the consent of the 
        governed and, therefore, undermines the self-government of the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) affirms its commitment to preserving the sovereignty 
        and self-government of the United States and the integrity of 
        its border;
            (2) disapproves of open-border policies and other policies 
        that would undermine the sovereignty of the United States; and
            (3) urges the President to pursue a policy of protecting 
        the sovereignty of the United States by vigorously enforcing 
        the laws of the United States with respect to both legal and 
        illegal immigration.
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