H.R. 6

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HOUSE RESOLUTION PETITIONING
2 CONGRESS TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL
3 IMMIGRATION CRISIS
4 2008 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Chief Sponsor: Christopher N. Herrod
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This resolution of the House of Representatives urges the United States Congress to
11 pass legislation that addresses the current illegal immigration crisis.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 . urges the United States Congress to "support and defend the Constitution of the
15 United States" by passing the necessary and appropriate legislation to resolve the
16 illegal immigration crisis;
17 . urges that the legislation should address secure U.S. border security, stop illegal
18 immigration, and end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants; and
19 . urges that the legislation reject amnesty for illegal immigrants, and cease any
20 government program or agreement that would lead to the creation of an open
21 borders North American Union.
22 Special Clauses:
23 None
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25 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
26 WHEREAS, the United States Constitution Article IV, Sec. 4 declares, "The United
27 States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government, and shall

28 protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the
29 Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against Domestic Violence";
30 WHEREAS, even conservative estimates of the number of illegal immigrants residing
31 in the United States range from 12 million to 20 million, with some estimates as high as 30
32 million;
33 WHEREAS, the illegal entry into the United States by tens of millions of illegal
34 immigrants is approaching 10% of the nation's total population;
35 WHEREAS, the federal government has allowed illegal immigration to occur at an
36 accelerated pace for the last several decades;
37 WHEREAS, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Security and
38 Prosperity Partnership of North America are being used as the legal framework to create a
39 North American Union, which would erase the national borders between the United States,
40 Mexico, and Canada and eventually permit unlimited movement of people throughout North
41 America; and
42 WHEREAS, a condition of completely open borders throughout North America would
43 constitute the end of national independence for the United States of America, nullifying the
44 Declaration of Independence and the Constitution:
45 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
46 state of Utah urges the United States Congress to "support and defend the Constitution of the
47 United States" by passing the necessary and appropriate legislation to resolve the illegal
48 immigration crisis.
49 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the state of Utah
50 urges that the legislation should secure the United States' borders, stop illegal immigration,
51 including ending the economic incentives for illegal immigration, and end birthright citizenship
52 for children of illegal immigrants.
53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislation also reject any form of amnesty for
54 illegal immigrants and stop funding, dismantle, or repeal any government program or
55 agreement, like the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, that would lead to
56 the creation of an open borders North American Union.
57 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Majority
58 Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,

59 and the members of Utah's congressional delegation.





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