Full Text of HR0466 94th General Assembly
HR0466 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, This nation was founded by immigrants; and
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| WHEREAS, Maria Isabel Benitez, Elvira Arellano, and | 4 |
| Disifredo Adan del Valle came to Illinois hoping to fulfill | 5 |
| their American Dream, worked hard, paid their taxes, provided | 6 |
| for their U.S. born children, and stayed on the right side of | 7 |
| the law; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Benitez, who has four U.S. born children, was | 9 |
| deported to Mexico May 7, 2004, in spite of being four months | 10 |
| pregnant and after 16 years residing in this country; she was | 11 |
| deported even while she was in the process of applying for | 12 |
| legal permanent residency; thanks to a humanitarian visa, Ms. | 13 |
| Benitez was reunited with her family last year, but her visa | 14 |
| expires soon and she will be facing deportation in September of | 15 |
| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Arellano was employed at O'Hare airport | 17 |
| cleaning airplanes when she was arrested on December 10, 2002, | 18 |
| and scheduled for deportation; her stay expires in August of | 19 |
| 2005; if deported, she could be separated from her only child, | 20 |
| a U.S. born boy, for whom she is the only breadwinner; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. del Valle was deported to Mexico on March 25, | 22 |
| 2005, leaving behind his wife, Ana, and their three children, | 23 |
| all of whom are U.S. citizens; Mr. del Valle, who was in the | 24 |
| process of obtaining his permanent legal residency, was a | 25 |
| homeowner and the only source of support for his family in the | 26 |
| Humboldt Park community; and
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| WHEREAS, These individuals have worked hard to pursue the | 28 |
| American Dream, but our immigration laws are making life a | 29 |
| nightmare for their families; and
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| WHEREAS, We are a nation of laws, but these laws are | 2 |
| clearly not served when individuals, whose only desire was to | 3 |
| come to this country and provide a better future for themselves | 4 |
| and their children, are separated from their children; and
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| WHEREAS, The interests of our great nation are best served | 6 |
| when we can act with compassion and fairness towards those who, | 7 |
| far from being a security risk, pay their dues and contribute | 8 |
| with work and dedication to their communities, and in many | 9 |
| cases are their children's sole support; and
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| WHEREAS, We need a comprehensive, family-driven | 11 |
| immigration policy in this country; we need a system that keeps | 12 |
| husbands and wives and parents and children together; | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 |
| we urge President George W. Bush to rescind the deportation | 17 |
| orders for Ms. Benitez, Ms. Arellano, and Mr. del Valle and | 18 |
| support legislative efforts for comprehensive immigration | 19 |
| reform; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent to | 21 |
| President Bush and to each member of the Illinois congressional | 22 |
| delegation.
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