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90_HR0248
LRB9007421MWpc
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Representative John LaFalce of New York has
3 introduced H.R. 2481, entitled "A Bill To Amend Section 110
4 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
5 Responsibility Act", to exempt Canadians from the negative
6 impact on them resulting from Section 110 of the Act; and
7 WHEREAS, Section 110, as it is now enacted, will require
8 Canadian nationals to submit to a record of arrival in and
9 departure from the United States each time they travel here;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, In 1996, there were more than 116,000,000
12 entries into the United States by land from Canada; and
13 WHEREAS, More than $1,000,000,000 worth of goods and
14 services trade crosses the border between the United States
15 and Canada daily; and
16 WHEREAS, Implementing the entry and exit procedures
17 required by Section 110 would create hours of delay for
18 traffic at the border given the limited numbers of staff
19 available for processing; and
20 WHEREAS, These delays will discourage commerce and travel
21 between the State of Illinois and Canada; and
22 WHEREAS, Exemption of Canadian nationals from the
23 reporting requirements imposed by Section 110 will avoid
24 these problems; therefore be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, That we
27 urge the United States Congress to pass H.R. 2481 to amend
28 Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
29 Responsibility Act; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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1 delivered to the President pro tempore of the United States
2 Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of
3 Representatives, and each member of the Illinois
4 congressional delegation.