Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0669 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	House Memorial 1
15	15	A memorial urging the Federal Government to secure the 2
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19	19	WHEREAS, the Federal Government has failed to effectively 6
20	20	enforce existing immigration laws, which has led to a surge in 7
21	21	the number of unauthorized border crossings along the southern 8
22	22	border of the United States, and 9
23	23	WHEREAS, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 10
24	24	reported 183,503 alien encounters along the southwest border of 11
25	25	the United States in July 2023, which represents a stunning 357 12
26	26	percent increase as compared to July 2018, and 13
27	27	WHEREAS, CBP reported 231,529 alien encounters along the 14
28	28	southwest border of the United Sta tes in October of 2023, and 15
29	29	WHEREAS, CBP reported 7,047,387 alien encounters along the 16
30	30	southwest border of the United States since January 2020, and 17
31	31	WHEREAS, with the surge of unauthorized border crossings, 18
32	32	numerous states, including Florida, have been b urdened with a 19
33	33	corresponding increase in violent crime, gang activity, the 20
34	34	trafficking of dangerous drugs, such as fentanyl, sex 21
35	35	trafficking, human trafficking, and the threat of infectious 22
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37	37	WHEREAS, the astronomical increase in the number of aliens 24
38	38	flooding in through the southwest border has overwhelmed the 25
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51	51	resources of CBP, greatly increasing the threat of terrorism, 26
52	52	given that there are more than 1 million people on the Federal 27
53	53	Bureau of Investigation's Terrorist Screening Database, and 28
54	54	WHEREAS, at the same time, Secretary of Homeland Security 29
55	55	Alejandro Mayorkas has increased the number of aliens seeking 30
56	56	asylum who may be admitted into the United States through the 31
57	57	ill-conceived expansion of usage of the CBP One mobile 32
58	58	application, and 33
59	59	WHEREAS, most of the aliens processed through the CBP One 34
60	60	mobile application will be released into the interior of the 35
61	61	United States, regardless of whether they are granted parole or 36
62	62	are claiming asylum, and 37
63	63	WHEREAS, with the expiration of the Title 42 poli cy enacted 38
64	64	during the COVID-19 public health emergency, which allowed 39
65	65	authorities to turn away migrants at the United States border, 40
66	66	and the suspension of border wall system construction by the 41
67	67	Biden Administration, illegal crossings along the southern 42
68	68	border are likely to continue to increase, and 43
69	69	WHEREAS, order at the southern border has deteriorated to 44
70	70	such an extent that several counties in Texas along the border 45
71	71	of the United States and Mexico have declared states of 46
72	72	emergency in response to the invas ion of illegal aliens, and 47
73	73	WHEREAS, the myriad threats to our nation that result from 48
74	74	the collapse of order and security at the southern border not 49
75	75	only impose a tremendous fiscal burden on the taxpaying public 50
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88	88	but also have an emotional cost, as American s' sense of security 51
89	89	and safety within their own communities is compromised, not only 52
90	90	in this state, but in every corner of this nation, and 53
91	91	WHEREAS, the policies of the Biden Administration at our 54
92	92	southern border threaten the very foundation of the Ameri can way 55
93	93	of life, NOW, THEREFORE, 56
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95	95	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 58
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97	97	That the Federal Government is urged to secure the southern 60
98	98	border of the United States and fix the legal immigration 61
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100	100	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State dispatch 63
101	101	copies of this memorial to the President of the United States, 64
102	102	the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the 65
103	103	United States House of Representatives, the Secretary of the 66
104	104	United States Department of Homeland S ecurity, and each member 67
105	105	of the Florida delegation to the United States Congress. 68