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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois House 
3of Representatives that there are a significant number of 
4veterans of foreign wars, including World War II, Vietnam, 
5Iraq, and Afghanistan veterans, who were legal permanent 
6residents of the United States; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, When these veterans returned to civilian life 
8without appropriate support in reintegration, both 
9psychologically and economically, they fell into addictions 
10and criminal activities, were arrested and, due to their legal 
11permanent resident status, were deported; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Many of these veterans live in Mexico in terrible 
13and abject conditions after having served honorably in the 
14Armed Forces of the United States; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Several of these veterans have asked for support 
16in obtaining reentry into the United States to be with their 
17families and United States citizen children; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Our nation owes these veterans adequate support 
19and rehabilitation equal to that owed veterans with full 
20citizenship; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, These deported veterans represent the tragic 
2results of a population under siege by the policies of mass 
3deportation and mass incarceration and should be supported in 
4resistance to those policies; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
6NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
7bring the cases of these veterans to the attention of the 
8members of Congress and to the President of the United States 
9in a determined effort to win the return of these veterans to 
10their families, children, and communities in the United States; 
11and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
13delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional 
14delegation and the President.