[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 14 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 14

  Recognizing the importance of the Border Patrol in combating human 
 smuggling and commending the Department of Justice for increasing the 
                  rate of human smuggler prosecutions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

Mr. Issa submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Homeland Security, 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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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the importance of the Border Patrol in combating human 
 smuggling and commending the Department of Justice for increasing the 
                  rate of human smuggler prosecutions.

Whereas human smuggling continues to threaten the United States as well as 
        individuals in transport;
Whereas human smuggling introduces numerous violent criminals to neighborhoods 
        and communities in the United States;
Whereas human smuggling exposes the United States to further acts of terrorism 
        by subverting the authority of and safety provided by United States 
        Customs and Border Protection;
Whereas individuals voluntarily being smuggled are exposed to tragic and 
        dangerous conditions, many times resulting in their injury or death;
Whereas countless individuals are abducted and smuggled against their will 
        continuing the grotesque practice of human slavery;
Whereas human smuggling is often conducted by organized crime and exposes 
        Federal agents to increased danger in their enforcement efforts;
Whereas United States Customs and Border Protection has, in the past, arrested 
        many human smugglers only to see them freed by the Federal Government 
        without prosecution;
Whereas many of these same human smugglers are repeatedly arrested by United 
        States Customs and Border Protection;
Whereas such repeated encounters are extremely demoralizing to the Border Patrol 
        in a time when the American public is putting tremendous pressure on the 
        Border Patrol to do more to stop illegal border crossings; and
Whereas Federal prosecutions of human smugglers have increased in recent months 
        resulting in decreased repeat offenses and arrests and uplifted Border 
        Patrol morale: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) reaffirms its support for the role and importance of 
        the Border Patrol in combating human smuggling; and
            (2) commends the Department of Justice for increasing the 
        rate of human smuggler prosecutions and urges the Department of 
        Justice to continue prosecuting human smugglers at a rate that 
        will help eliminate the scourge of human smuggling.
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