85S10677 KSM-D
By: Fallon H.C.R. No. 27
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Under Executive Order 13780, issued by President
Donald J. Trump, entry into the United States has been suspended for
90 days for immigrants from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and
Yemen; and
WHEREAS, The order also allows for the creation and
implementation of tougher screening and vetting standards for all
immigration programs to better identify those traveling to our
country with malicious intent; and
WHEREAS, According to the Department of State's Country
Reports on Terrorism 2015, conditions in the six countries listed
in the executive order present a heightened risk to the safety and
security of the United States, and Iran, Sudan, and Syria are
identified as state sponsors of terrorism; and
WHEREAS, The threat level in Texas was "elevated" as recently
as January 2017, after the Texas Department of Public Safety
released a report detailing issues of security along the
Texas-Mexico border relating to terrorists from Syria; and
WHEREAS, Ensuring the safety of all citizens is the greatest
responsibility of government, and in signing this executive order,
President Trump appropriately used his authority to protect our
great nation from those who seek to do us harm; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas,
1st Called Session, hereby express support for Executive Order
13780, Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the
United States.