Memorializes the President and Congress to pass and enforce immigration reform to protect the nation.
Impact
The resolution specifically urges federal lawmakers to expedite the deportation of illegal aliens and to enhance the penalties for crimes associated with illegal immigration, such as alien smuggling and armed offenses. It proposes the use of military forces, such as the Army and Air Force, if necessary, to assist in securing the country's borders. Additionally, the resolution advocates for penalties on countries, particularly Mexico, that do not cooperate in accepting their nationals back into their own territories.
Summary
Assembly Resolution 30 (AR30) is a call for Congress and the President of the United States to take definitive action regarding immigration reform. The resolution emphasizes the need for comprehensive legislation that aims to protect the nation's borders by addressing the challenges associated with illegal immigration. It is a response to two tragic incidents in Ocean County, which involved serious crimes committed by undocumented immigrants from Mexico. These events heightened concerns around public safety and the enforcement of existing immigration laws.
Contention
A notable point of contention surrounding AR30 could stem from its implications for bilateral relations with Mexico. The resolution asserts that actions taken by the Mexican government to encourage illegal immigration will be deemed as interference with U.S. domestic laws. This position may be seen as overly aggressive or detrimental to diplomatic relations, raising concerns among those who advocate for a more collaborative approach to immigration policies that account for the complexities of migration issues in the region.
Urging the members of the Texas congressional delegation to provide to the legislature a cost analysis of the exact funding necessary for full enforcement of all immigration laws in Texas and to immediately report back to the legislature as to the status of that funding and directing the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house to send a delegation of members from both chambers to meet with members of Congress and members of the executive branch to discuss the border security crisis.
Urges Congress to provide for joint session at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in honor of semiquincentennial of Declaration of Independence.
Removal of the Highway Plan and Building Restriction Line from Lot 9 in Square 5914 along the West Side of Congress Street, S.E., S.O. 22-01642, Act of 2024
Urging the Congress of the United States to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States and, in the event that Congress does not submit such an amendment on or before December 31, 2011, applying to Congress to call a convention for the specific and exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to that constitution to provide, in the absence of a national emergency and on a two-thirds vote of Congress, for a federal balanced budget and requesting that the legislatures of each of the several states that compose the United States apply to Congress to call a convention to propose such an amendment.
A resolution recognizing the expiration of the Equal Rights Amendment proposed by Congress in March 1972, and observing that Congress has no authority to modify a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment after the amendment has been submitted to the States or after the amendment has expired.