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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, On September 5, 2017, President Trump and Attorney
3General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Deferred Action
4for Childhood 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 Enforcement (ICE) states
10that they expect young people who benefited from DACA to use
11the 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
20work if they meet certain criteria, including age limits,
21physical presence in the United States, educational

 

 

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1requirements, and not having serious criminal convictions; and
 
2    WHEREAS, More than 800,000 immigrants in the United States
3and more than 42,000 in Illinois have received work permits and
4temporary protection from deportation through the DACA program
5since 2012; and
 
6    WHEREAS, A 2016 report by the Center for American Progress
7shows 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 and
15families and to the interests of the 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 SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we call on President
3Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and
4the Congress of the United States of America to preserve
5protections under DACA and to uphold the values of the United
6States and the State of Illinois of providing protection to
7vulnerable young people who have lived much of their lives in
8the United States, attended school in the United States, and
9made the United States their home; 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.