[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 221 Introduced in House (IH)]







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.


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                    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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    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.

Whereas a primary duty of the Federal Government is to secure the homeland and 
        ensure the safety of United States citizens and lawful residents;
Whereas as a result of the attacks on this country on September 11, 2001, 
        perpetrated by al Qaida terrorists on 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 interior means that 
        illegal aliens face little or no risk of apprehension 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 entities to accept the matricula consular as 
        valid identification;
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 remain while they plan, 
        rehearse, and then carry out their attacks; and
Whereas the failure to control and to prevent illegal immigration into the 
        United States increases the likelihood that terrorists will succeed in 
        launching catastrophic or harmful 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 Homeland Security 
        should immediately use every tool available to them to secure 
        the borders against illegal 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 Secretary of Homeland 
        Security will use every tool available to stop illegal 
        immigration into the United States and to announce efforts for 
        the removal of illegal aliens from the United States;
            (3) the President and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        should seek the assistance of State and local law enforcement 
        personnel in enforcing immigration 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 domestic laws, in violation of the Vienna Convention 
        on Consular Relations.
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