Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

As Introduced
135th General Assembly
    Regular Session                                           H. C. R. No. 12
       2023-2024
                          Representatives Lear, Santucci
   Cosponsors: Representatives Gross, King, Click, Lorenz, Wiggam, Williams,
 Klopfenstein, Barhorst, Kick, Hall, Ferguson, Johnson, Holmes, Claggett, Creech,
  Demetriou, Plummer, Willis, Lipps, John, McClain, Manchester, Young, T., Bird,
Stoltzfus, Stein, Dobos, Merrin, Hoops, Edwards, Richardson, Swearingen, Cutrona,
  Peterson, Schmidt, LaRe, Robb Blasdel, Ray, Dean, Mathews, Stewart, Pizzulli,
  Manning, Miller, M., Lampton, Abrams, Fowler Arthur, Loychik, Cross, Miller, K.,
            Hillyer, White, Oelslager, Carruthers, Powell, Seitz, Pavliga
              A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
            To express that Ohio stands with Texas and to denounce                   1
                President Biden's administration's open-border                       2
                policies.                                                            3
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF
OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING):
    WHEREAS, The State of Texas and the United States are                            4
experiencing the worst immigration crisis in the history of the                      5
country, which is a direct result of President Biden's                               6
administration's open-border policies; and                                           7
    WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 4 of the United States                              8
Constitution obligates the federal government to establish                           9
national borders and to defend the states against invasion; and                      10
    WHEREAS, President Biden's administration is refusing to                         11
enforce federal law and secure the southern border despite                           12
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congressional authorization and funding for that purpose,                   13
resulting in more than 7 million illegal aliens crossing into               14
the United States and related increases in drug trafficking,                15
human trafficking, and violent crimes; and                                  16
      WHEREAS, More than 400,000 of the illegal immigrants                  17
apprehended at the southern border during President Biden's                 18
administration were unaccompanied minors who may be victims of              19
human trafficking; and                                                      20
      WHEREAS, The State of Texas has taken reasonable steps                21
consistent with Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the United               22
States Constitution to defend itself from invasion by ensuring              23
the integrity of the southern border and preventing illegal                 24
entry to the United States, which President Biden's                         25
administration has moved to thwart; and                                     26
      WHEREAS, In response to the State of Texas's request for              27
assistance with securing the southern border, Governor DeWine               28
deployed the Ohio National Guard and the Ohio State Highway                 29
Patrol in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; now therefore be it                   30
      RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 135th General                   31
Assembly of the State of Ohio, support the State of Texas's                 32
efforts to secure the southern border and prevent unlawful entry            33
to the United States; and be it further                                     34
      RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 135th General                   35
Assembly of the State of Ohio, affirm and support Governor                  36
DeWine's deployment of the Ohio National Guard and the Ohio                 37
State Highway Patrol to assist the Texas National Guard with                38
protecting the southern border and preventing illegal                       39
immigration, and we encourage Governor DeWine to continue to                40
respond decisively and generously to requests from the State of             41
Texas for assistance; and be it further                                     42
      RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 135th General                   43
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Assembly of the State of Ohio, commend the members of the Ohio              44
National Guard and the Ohio State Highway Patrol for their                  45
efforts to secure the southern border and for their service to              46
the State of Ohio and to the United States; and be it further               47
      RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 135th General                   48
Assembly of the State of Ohio, support legal immigration to the             49
United States and welcome all legal immigrants, both individuals            50
and families, who desire to work and prosper here and to                    51
assimilate into our grand experiment in self-governance; and be             52
it further                                                                  53
      RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives              54
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the                55
President of the United States, to the President Pro Tempore and            56
the Secretary of the United States Senate, to the Speaker and               57
the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, to the             58
members of Ohio's congressional delegation, and to the news                 59
media of Ohio.                                                              60