| 1 | 1 | | 88R6544 BPG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lozano H.C.R. No. 11 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, 42 U.S.C. Section 265, commonly known as Title 42, |
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| 7 | 7 | | has proven invaluable in managing the crisis at the United |
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| 8 | 8 | | States-Mexico border; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Since the invocation of Title 42 by the Trump |
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| 10 | 10 | | administration in March 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland |
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| 11 | 11 | | Security has used the order more than two million times to rapidly |
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| 12 | 12 | | expel unauthorized migrants; enforcement of the order also serves |
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| 13 | 13 | | as an important deterrent to citizens of other countries |
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| 14 | 14 | | contemplating a dangerous journey to join the massive surge at the |
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| 15 | 15 | | border; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Texas border communities have struggled to deal with |
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| 17 | 17 | | the huge influx of migrants, and DHS has relied heavily on Title 42 |
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| 18 | 18 | | to protect these communities from being even more overwhelmed; |
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| 19 | 19 | | during fiscal year 2021, of the more than 1.6 million encounters on |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Southwestern land border, over 60 percent, or around 1 million, |
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| 21 | 21 | | resulted in expulsion under Title 42 authority; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Unauthorized migration has reached historic highs, |
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| 23 | 23 | | leading to overcrowding at Border Patrol stations, and officials |
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| 24 | 24 | | have warned that numbers could more than double should Title 42 be |
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| 25 | 25 | | rescinded; recent policy changes at DHS have made the agency even |
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| 26 | 26 | | less able to cope with such a spike if it is forced to fall back |
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| 27 | 27 | | solely on its Title 8 authorities to process and detain migrants; |
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| 28 | 28 | | small border communities, already sorely burdened, lack sufficient |
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| 29 | 29 | | housing, transportation, and health care facilities to absorb an |
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| 30 | 30 | | even greater tide of migrants paroled into their jurisdictions; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Rescission of Title 42 during an unprecedented surge |
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| 32 | 32 | | in unauthorized immigration is sure to have a deleterious effect on |
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| 33 | 33 | | border security while degrading quality of life in communities all |
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| 34 | 34 | | along the southwestern border; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | hereby respectfully urge the president of the United States to keep |
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| 37 | 37 | | Title 42 in place for the duration of the current border crisis; |
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| 38 | 38 | | and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an |
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| 40 | 40 | | official copy of this resolution to the president of the United |
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| 41 | 41 | | States of America. |
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