[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 246 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 246

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States and 
  units of local government should enact legislation to prohibit the 
    issuance of business, professional, or occupational licenses to 
                          unauthorized aliens.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2007

Mr. Goode submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States and 
  units of local government should enact legislation to prohibit the 
    issuance of business, professional, or occupational licenses to 
                          unauthorized aliens.

Whereas the Federal Government has failed to take adequate measures to curb 
        illegal immigration;
Whereas the failure by the Federal Government to curb illegal immigration has 
        placed, and continues to place, a substantial burden on States and units 
        of local government;
Whereas many State and local governments have already worked actively to 
        discourage illegal immigration and to assist in the enforcement of our 
        Nation's immigration laws;
Whereas many illegal aliens in this country obtain business, professional, or 
        occupational (BPO) licenses to work as self-employed independent 
        contractors, allowing them to avoid citizenship verification measures to 
        which they would be subject if they were otherwise employed;
Whereas permitting illegal aliens to obtain BPO licenses is a reward for illegal 
        behavior conducted by these aliens; and
Whereas many States and units of local government, such as the Commonwealth of 
        Virginia, have considered or are considering measures to prohibit the 
        issuance of BPO licenses: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that States and units of local government should enact legislation to 
prohibit the issuance of business, professional, or occupational 
licenses to aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States, 
or are not authorized to be employed in the United States.
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