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SENATE RESOLUTION PETITIONING
2 CONGRESS TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL
3 IMMIGRATION CRISIS
4 2008 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Chief Sponsor: Mark B. Madsen
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This resolution of the Senate urges the United States Congress to pass legislation that
11 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 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 Senate 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 in
31 the United States range from 12 million to 20 million, with some estimates as high as 30 million;
32 WHEREAS, the illegal entry into the United States by tens of millions of illegal
33 immigrants is approaching 10% of the nation's total population;
34 WHEREAS, the federal government has allowed this illegal immigration invasion to
35 occur at an accelerated pace for the last several decades;
36 WHEREAS, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Security and Prosperity
37 Partnership of North America are being used as the legal framework to create a North American
38 Union, which would erase the national borders between the United States, Mexico, and Canada
39 and eventually permit unlimited movement of people throughout North America; and
40 WHEREAS, a condition of completely open borders throughout North America would
41 constitute the end of national independence for the United States of America, nullifying the
42 Declaration of Independence and the Constitution:
43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the state of Utah urges the
44 United States Congress to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States" by
45 passing the necessary and appropriate legislation to resolve the illegal immigration crisis.
46 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the state of Utah urges that the
47 legislation should secure the United States' borders, stop illegal immigration, including ending
48 the economic incentives for illegal immigration, and end birthright citizenship for children of
49 illegal immigrants.
50 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the state of Utah urges the legislation
51 also reject any form of amnesty for illegal immigrants, and stop funding and dismantle or repeal
52 any government program or agreement, like the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North
53 America or the North American Free Trade Agreement, that would lead to the creation of an
54 open borders North American Union.
55 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Majority
56 Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,
57 and the members of Utah's congressional delegation.

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