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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION 81
2		WHEREAS, In 2022, a significant number of migrants arrived
3		at the southern U.S. border seeking asylum within the United
4		States and were authorized to enter as non-citizens for urgent
5		humanitarian reasons; and
6		WHEREAS, The Governor of Texas and other elected officials
7		began placing asylum-seeking individuals onto chartered buses
8		and sending them to American cities, including Washington,
9		D.C., New York City, and Chicago, without any communication to
10		officials in those cities as to the timing of bus arrivals or
11		the condition or number of those expected to arrive; and
12		WHEREAS, The City of Chicago, Cook County, and State of
13		Illinois constructed an operation to welcome those
14		asylum-seeking individuals arriving in the City of Chicago and
15		to provide shelter, clothing, meals, legal services,
16		healthcare, and other essential services after their long
17		journey; and
18		WHEREAS, Unlike certain populations of recent immigrants,
19		including those from Ukraine and Afghanistan, the asylum
20		seekers arriving in Chicago, New York City, and Washington,
21		D.C. were not eligible for certain immigration remedies under
22		federal immigration law and are therefore not eligible to

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1		apply for employment authorization documents allowing them to
2		obtain legal employment within the United States for at least
3		six months after arrival; and
4		WHEREAS, Business, civic, and social organizations seek to
5		support these families and assist them in seeking employment
6		and becoming self-sufficient; and
7		WHEREAS, The asylum seekers arriving in Illinois and
8		across the United States are eager to work and to provide for
9		themselves and their families; therefore, be it
10		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11		HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12		we urge the federal government to expand legal protections for
13		asylum seekers without discriminating against those from the
14		African diaspora and expedite authorization for them to join
15		the workforce, provide for their families, and truly live the
16		American dream; and be it further
17		RESOLVED, That we stand in support of policies that
18		welcome and support immigrant communities across the United
19		States and urge the federal government to act as swiftly as
20		possible to modernize federal immigration law; and be it
21		further

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1		RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2		delivered to the Illinois Congressional Delegation as a sign
3		of our dedication to and support of this important issue.