South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3053

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Davenport, M.A. Pitts, Mahaffey and Sandifer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5053cm07.doc

Introduced in the House on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Federal Immigration laws

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/13/2006  House   Prefiled
  12/13/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/9/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-37
    1/9/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-37

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/13/2006

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO DIRECT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO INITIATE OR JOIN OTHER STATES IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DEMAND THE ENFORCEMENT OF ALL EXISTING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Whereas, the General Assembly finds that the failure to enforce immigration laws at the federal level places an undue burden on state government resources and that there is a limitation on what can be done at the state level to enforce the federal laws and to implement those laws at the state level; and

Whereas, the General Assembly further finds that the State of South Carolina spends a disproportionate share of its limited tax revenue on public services and benefits such as health care, law enforcement, criminal defense and incarceration, and education that are provided to illegal aliens as a result of the federal government's failure to enforce the federal immigration laws. Now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The Attorney General of the State of South Carolina shall initiate or join other states in a lawsuit against the United States Attorney General to demand the enforcement of all existing federal immigration laws by the federal government.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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