[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1658 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1658

Expressing condolences to the families and friends of the 72 people who 
died in Mexico while migrating to the United States in search of better 
   lives, and condemning the criminal network responsible for their 
                               massacre.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2010

  Mr. Moran of Virginia submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing condolences to the families and friends of the 72 people who 
died in Mexico while migrating to the United States in search of better 
   lives, and condemning the criminal network responsible for their 
                               massacre.

Whereas, on August 25, 2010, 72 migrants were executed in Tamaulipas, Mexico, at 
        the hands of a criminal syndicate that targeted them with the intention 
        of extorting from them their last material resources;
Whereas the enormity and utter callousness of this crime shocks the 
        sensibilities of the people of the United States as well as those of 
        Mexico and throughout Latin America;
Whereas the proliferation of criminal gangs like the one responsible for this 
        heinous crime highlight the extreme insecurity faced by migrants;
Whereas the current reality of depressed economic conditions, debilitated social 
        circumstances, and the tragic stigmatization of migrants inspires a 
        desire to uphold values of decency, shared responsibility, and concern 
        for the poor;
Whereas legal protections are sadly absent for large numbers of migrants who 
        elect to leave their communities of origin despite the great risks, in 
        order to change the material conditions of their lives for the good of 
        their families; and
Whereas the United States is a country of immigrants and their children who 
        elected to exercise that very same basic human right to uproot 
        themselves in order to improve their lives and make possible the success 
        of their children and grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses condolences to the families and friends of 
        the victims of this tragedy for the terrible loss of life and 
        supports the efforts of the Government of Mexico to thoroughly 
        investigate the case, safeguard the survivors and witnesses, 
        and prosecute the parties responsible for this tragedy;
            (2) recognizes that the Government of Mexico has adopted a 
        Comprehensive Strategy for the Prevention of the Kidnapping of 
        Migrants which, if effectively implemented, will help protect 
        migrants from the abuses which led to this horrific disaster;
            (3) recognizes the important reform bill passed by the 
        Mexican Congress that would allow undocumented migrants to file 
        complaints and receive medical treatment, and the importance of 
        taking concrete steps to apply this law; and
            (4) urges the Governments of the United States, Mexico, and 
        nations throughout Latin America to--
                    (A) commit to greater collaboration on the 
                management and reform of migration policies within and 
                between countries, to reduce the loss of life and 
                establish safe, legal, and orderly migration that 
                respects and protects human rights; and
                    (B) work together to address the economic and 
                social factors driving high rates of irregular 
                migration that increasingly exposes migrants to 
                exploitive and life-threatening conditions.
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