08 LC 95
0553
House
Resolution 1483
By:
Representatives Reese of the
98th,
Rice of the
51st,
Casas of the
103rd,
Floyd of the
99th,
Sheldon of the
105th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Sheriff of Gwinnett County and the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners to
join together to find funding and create a plan for sending the members of the
Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department to the federal 287(g) training program to
allow said members to be trained to deal with illegal immigration; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that every year more than 1.5 million illegal
aliens enter this country and that approximately 500,000 settle in the United
States, promoting a culture of disrespect for U.S. immigration laws and the
basic principles of this great nation; and
WHEREAS,
lawful immigration into the United States and the State of Georgia is one of the
strong foundations of our great nation and state, and the continuing flow of
legal immigrants into the United States and Georgia is vital to our economic
security; and
WHEREAS,
a nation that values and depends upon immigration should have rational and
humane immigration laws that serve the American economy and reflect the American
dream, as well as address the threat to the security and economy of this nation
presented by the estimated ten million undocumented aliens currently living in
the United States; and
WHEREAS,
the illegal immigration problem profoundly affects America's security, the
welfare of its citizens, and its future with potentially devastating
results.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join with the Gwinnett County Delegation in urging, at the insistence
of its constituency, Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway and the Gwinnett
County Board of Commissioners to find funding and create a plan for sending the
members of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department to the federal 287(g)
training program, thereby allowing them to be trained to handle immigration
issues facing Gwinnett County.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Gwinnett
County Board of Commissioners and Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway.