79S31402 CLE-F

By:  Hopson                                                     H.C.R. No. 30 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, It is the duty of the federal government to protect 
the national security of United States citizens, and illegal 
immigration poses a legitimate threat to our national security; and
	WHEREAS, Existing immigration laws are not sufficiently 
effective at stopping illegal aliens from crossing our borders, as 
evidenced by the fact that a growing number of illegal aliens 
currently living in the United States have come into the country 
since the year 2000; and
	WHEREAS, Estimates show that well over a million of the 
country's illegal immigrants currently reside in the State of 
Texas, accounting for approximately five percent of the entire 
state population; and
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas is required by federal law to 
educate all children in the state, regardless of their legal 
status; and
	WHEREAS, The federal government does not appropriate any 
funds to the State of Texas to cover the cost of educating children 
of illegal immigrants, thereby placing a significant economic 
burden on our local communities, increasing the state's cost of 
public education, and taking away limited state education dollars 
from the children of native-born Texas parents; and
	WHEREAS, Illegal immigrants often use Texas hospitals and 
emergency rooms as their primary care facilities, increasing the 
health care costs borne by local municipalities, which are, in 
turn, passed on to the taxpayers of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Federal law does not require adequate background 
checks for immigrant workers, and the proliferation of illegal 
aliens working for businesses in Texas depresses wage levels and 
results in lower incomes for Texas citizens, leading to less 
spending and causing the state to lose significant amounts of tax 
dollars; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
3rd Called Session, hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the 
United States to pass meaningful immigration reform legislation 
that protects the national and economic security of Texas citizens 
by securing our borders and assisting the State of Texas with the 
economic burdens that are associated with illegal immigrants; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official 
copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to 
the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the 
senate of the United States Congress, and to all the members of the 
Texas delegation to the congress with the request that this 
resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a 
memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.