A house RESOLUTION

to memorialize the united states congress to enact h.r. 2 or similar legislation to secure this nation's borders.

Whereas, the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States reached approximately 10.5 million in 2021 according to some estimates, which represents an increase from 2019, and is approximately the same as 2017.

Whereas, monthly migrant encounters both nationwide and at the southwest border began reaching historic highs in March of 2021, with 192,025 encounters reported nationwide and 173,277 reported at the southwest land border. As recently as September of 2023, these numbers continued to climb with 341,392 encounters reported nationwide and 269,735 reported at the southwest land border; and

Whereas, congressional legislation known as the "Secure the Border Act of 2023," H.R. 2, has been introduced which seeks to remedy these and other issues by, among other things, resuming construction on the border wall, tightening asylum standards, increasing the number of border patrol agents, and requiring unauthorized migrants to be detained or returned to Mexico or Canada.  Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, memorialize the United States Congress to enact H.R. 2 or similar legislation to secure this nation's borders.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.

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