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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, On September 5, 2017, President Trump and Attorney 
3General Jeff Sessions announced the end the Deferred Action for 
4Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, In his announcement, Attorney General Sessions 
6misled and mischaracterized those benefiting from the DACA 
7program, as well as immigrant communities in general; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Information released on September 5, 2017 from 
9United States Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE)  
10states that they expect young people who benefited
from DACA to 
11use the remaining time on their work permits to "prepare and

12arrange for their departure" to return to their countries of 
13birth;
and
 
14    WHEREAS, Hundreds of community members, educational 
15institutions, political leaders
from both parties, and 
16religious and business leaders publicly advocated against the

17end of DACA; and
 
18    WHEREAS, DACA benefited young people who came to the United 
19States before the age of 16, giving them a chance to study or 
20to work if they meet certain criteria; this criteria  includes 
21age limits, physical presence in the United States, educational 
 
 
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1requirements, and no serious criminal convictions; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Since 2012, over 800,000 immigrants in the United 
3States and more than 41,000 in Illinois have received work 
4permits and temporary protection from deportation through the 
5DACA program; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, A 2016 report by the Center for American Progress 
7states that more than 60% of DACA recipients achieved financial 
8independence, and 61% reported helping their families; in 
9addition, DACA recipients reported increased earnings by an 
10average of 42%, and 70% of those in school with DACA are 
11pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Ending the DACA program will have life-changing 
13and even tragic life-or-death consequences; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The end of DACA is detrimental to individuals, 
15families, and to the interests of residents of the State of 
16Illinois; and
  
 
  
17    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois values and respects the 
18inherent worth of every person, regardless of immigration 
19status, and welcomes the cultural and economic contributions of 
20DACA recipients and their families; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
2HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
3call on President Donald J. Trump and the U.S. Department of 
4Homeland Security
to preserve protections under DACA and to 
5uphold the values of the United States and
the State of 
6Illinois of providing protection to vulnerable young people who 
7have lived
much of their lives in the United States, attended 
8school in the United States, and
made the United States their 
9home; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
11delivered to the President of the United States, the Majority 
12and Minority Leaders of the United States  Senate, the Speaker 
13and Minority Leader of the United States House of 
14Representatives, the Acting Director of the U.S. Department of 
15Homeland Security, the Attorney General of the United States, 
16and all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.