CORRECTIVE REPRINT PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2017 PRINTER'S NO. 2020
No. 336 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, BRIGHTBILL, SCARNATI, ERICKSON, ROBBINS, WOZNIAK, WAUGH, LOGAN, WONDERLING, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, D. WHITE, FONTANA, REGOLA AND PIPPY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1 Memorializing the President of the United States and the United 2 States Congress to secure all borders of this nation to 3 protect American citizens from the dangers of unlawful 4 invasion and illegal immigration. 5 WHEREAS, More than 10 million undocumented aliens currently 6 reside in the United States, or three out of every 100 people, 7 and that population has recently begun growing by 700,000 per 8 year; and 9 WHEREAS, United States Border Patrol agents arrested more 10 than 1,158,800 persons for illegal entry in fiscal year 2005; 11 and 12 WHEREAS, Persons illegally crossing our borders include 13 violent criminals, drug dealers, human traffickers and 14 terrorists with little knowledge of or respect for our laws; and 15 WHEREAS, United States Border Patrol officers and agents made 16 more than 56,000 seizures of illegal drugs, with a total weight 17 of 2.2 million pounds and worth an estimated $2.62 billion, in
1 fiscal year 2005; and 2 WHEREAS, A porous border makes it more likely that drugs will 3 make their way into the hands of our children and that other 4 dangerous activity will take place; and 5 WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States provides for 6 security of our borders and protection from invasion but 7 statistics indicate that our Federal Government has not provided 8 for secure borders; therefore be it 9 RESOLVED (the House of Representatives concurring), That the 10 Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the 11 President of the United States and the United States Congress to 12 secure all borders of this nation to protect American citizens 13 from the dangers of unlawful invasion and illegal immigration; 14 and be it further 15 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to 16 the President of the United States and to each member of the 17 Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation. H24L82JAM/20060S0336R2020 - 2 -