10 AM
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LOSTSenators
Orrock of the 36th, Henson of the 41st, Tate of the 38th, Butler of the 55th,
Thompson of the 5th and others offered the following amendment:
Amend
SR 1395 (LC 35 1839ER) by striking
"Urging"
on line 1 and inserting the
following:
Expressing support for comprehensive immigration reform and requesting that the United States Congress reject any legislative efforts to enact unfair and ineffective immigration policies; urging
Expressing support for comprehensive immigration reform and requesting that the United States Congress reject any legislative efforts to enact unfair and ineffective immigration policies; urging
By
inserting following line 3 the
following:
WHEREAS, our nation's immigrants have made invaluable contributions to the progress of Georgia and the nation and continue to enrich the social, economic, cultural, and civic life of our country, and comprehensive immigration reform policies must recognize the important role that immigrant workers and their families play in the future growth of our state and nation; and
WHEREAS, our nation's immigrants have made invaluable contributions to the progress of Georgia and the nation and continue to enrich the social, economic, cultural, and civic life of our country, and comprehensive immigration reform policies must recognize the important role that immigrant workers and their families play in the future growth of our state and nation; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia is a great destination for international visitors and businesses, and
efforts to recruit international visitors and businesses must be supported;
and
WHEREAS,
comprehensive immigration reform should provide legally present and law-abiding
immigrant workers and their families with an opportunity to obtain permanent
residency, and eventually United States citizenship, through an earned
legalization program with fair, efficient, and reasonable requirements, and such
a program should also include provisions to reunify families and reduce the
immigration family backlog; and
WHEREAS,
it is necessary that legislation promote naturalization and make resources
available for English-as-a-Second-Language and civics instruction and address
the fundamental cause of immigration to the United States, which is the need for
sustainable social, economic, and political development in the communities where
immigrants originate.
By
striking line 54 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body request that the United States Congress reject any legislative efforts to enact unfair, inefficient, and ineffective immigration policies and enact comprehensive immigration reform that addresses all of the important above stated facts and issues.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body request that the United States Congress reject any legislative efforts to enact unfair, inefficient, and ineffective immigration policies and enact comprehensive immigration reform that addresses all of the important above stated facts and issues.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body