HR0071enr 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION 71

WHEREAS, Many Americans adopt children from foreign countries and raise them in the United States; and

WHEREAS, These foreign-born children automatically become United States citizens upon adoption; and

WHEREAS, We tell these children that we live in a free society where men and women have equal rights and equal worth, that they control their own destinies, and that their opportunities are limitless; then these children are denied the ability to seek the highest office in the land, because of the circumstances of their birth; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the United States Congress to support a constitutional amendment to allow foreign-born citizens who become permanent residents by age one to run for President of the United States; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and to each member of the Illinois congressional delegation.