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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The 14th Amendment of the United States 
3Constitution clearly states that all persons born in the United 
4States are citizens of the U.S. and the state in which they 
5reside; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, For over 100 years, the United States Supreme 
7Court has upheld that citizenship be granted to all individuals 
8born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parent's citizenship 
9status; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, A repeal of the 14th Amendment would have dire and 
11costly effects on the State of Illinois, due to the creation of 
12a lengthy bureaucratic process to confer U.S. citizenship; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Denying citizenship to certain U.S.-born children 
14would create a permanent group of non-citizens and the 
15potential for a stateless segment of the population; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Legislators have initiated a campaign to amend the 
17United States Constitution in a way that undermines a pillar of 
18U.S. civil rights; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, The majority of immigrants come to this country to 
20work or to reunite with family members already residing in the 
 
 
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1U.S.; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The residents of the State of Illinois deserve 
3real solutions to address the undocumented population present 
4in our state, not costly political distractions; therefore, be 
5it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we condemn divisive efforts to create two classes of citizens 
9and to deny innocent children their constitutional right to 
10U.S. citizenship through the repeal of the 14th Amendment of 
11the United States Constitution or other measures; and be it 
12further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That we show our strong support for upholding the 
14Constitution and its definition of citizenship.