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House
Resolution 127
By:
Representatives Reese of the
98th,
Cox of the
102nd,
Coan of the
101st,
Sheldon of the
105th,
Heard of the
104th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the United States Congress to amend the citizenship laws of the United States to
provide that persons born in this country to alien parents become citizens at
birth only if the mother is in this country legally; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the United States is facing a crisis of illegal immigration into this country;
and
WHEREAS,
it is estimated that there are between 12 million to 30 million persons living
in the United States illegally; and
WHEREAS,
under the laws of this nation, a person born in this country becomes a citizen
of this country based solely upon the fact of the person´s birth within the
United States; and
WHEREAS,
it is not in the best interests of this nation to allow children born to parents
who are not citizens of this country and who are in this country illegally to
become citizens by virtue of their birth in this country; and
WHEREAS,
Congress should act quickly to amend the citizenship laws of the United States
to provide that a person born in this country to alien parents becomes a citizen
at birth only if the mother is in this country legally before the problem
becomes more dire than it already is.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body urge the United States Congress to amend the citizenship laws of the
United States to provide that a person born in this country to alien parents
becomes a citizen at birth only if the mother is in this country
legally.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Vice
President Richard Cheney, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Nancy Pelosi, and each member of the Georgia congressional delegation.