Full Text of SR0582 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The United States was built upon the premise and | 3 | | promise of religious tolerance, a principle enshrined in the | 4 | | First Amendment guarantee of free exercise of religion; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has historically welcomed | 6 | | newcomers from all nations and of all faith traditions, and has | 7 | | historically benefited from the diversity these newcomers | 8 | | bring; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The most recent federal election campaign | 10 | | featured rhetoric and discussion of policy proposals hostile to | 11 | | certain nationality and religious groups, including | 12 | | specifically a possible registry of Muslim Americans; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Reported attacks on Muslim, Arab, and South Asian | 14 | | Americans and other incidents of discrimination, including in | 15 | | housing, education, and employment, have increased sharply | 16 | | during the past two years and in particular since the 2016 | 17 | | elections; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Muslim youths in particular face barriers to | 19 | | safely expressing their religion in school, with young Muslim | 20 | | women being bullied for wearing the hijab or niqab; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Muslim, Arab, and South Asian Americans have | 2 | | endured discriminatory policies such as the National Security | 3 | | Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), which targeted men | 4 | | from 24 predominantly Muslim countries in the immediate | 5 | | aftermath of the 9-11 attacks; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The current federal administration has issued two | 7 | | executive orders attempting to impose restrictions on | 8 | | individuals from seven (later six) Muslim majority countries | 9 | | seeking to enter the United States, restrictions that federal | 10 | | courts have enjoined in part due to their discriminatory | 11 | | intent; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Initiatives such as NSEERS, the travel | 13 | | restrictions, and a potential Muslim registry recall past | 14 | | discriminatory initiatives such as the internment of 120,000 | 15 | | Americans of Japanese descent during World War II, for which | 16 | | our nation has formally apologized; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Our State should continue to welcome all | 18 | | nationality and religious groups and should stand in opposition | 19 | | to any attempts to discriminate against Arab, South Asian, and | 20 | | Muslim Americans or any other group based on national origin or | 21 | | religion; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that it is the sense of this | 2 | | body that no State or local government agency or official | 3 | | should expend any time, facilities, equipment, information, or | 4 | | other resources of the agency or official to facilitate the | 5 | | creation, publication, or maintenance of or any participation | 6 | | in any federal program with the purpose of registering or | 7 | | maintaining a database of individuals present in the United | 8 | | States based on their race, color, ancestry, national origin, | 9 | | or religion; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 | | delivered to the President and Vice-President of the United | 12 | | States, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States | 13 | | Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leaders of the United States | 14 | | House of Representatives, and all members of the Illinois | 15 | | Congressional Delegation.
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