Bill Text: IL SR0864 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Congress of the United States of America to preserve protections under DACA and to uphold the values of the United States and the State of Illinois of providing protection to vulnerable young people who have lived much of their lives in the United States, attended school in the United States, and made the United States their home.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0864 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SR0864-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, On September 5, 2017, President Trump and Attorney
General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; and
WHEREAS, In his announcement, Attorney General Sessions
misled and mischaracterized those benefiting from the DACA
program, as well as immigrant communities in general; and
WHEREAS, Information released on September 5, 2017 from
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) states
that they expect young people who benefited from DACA to use
the remaining time on their work permits to "prepare and
arrange for their departure" to return to their countries of
birth; and
WHEREAS, Hundreds of community members, educational
institutions, political leaders from both parties and
religious and business leaders publicly advocated against the
end of DACA; and
WHEREAS, DACA benefited young people who came to the United
States before the age of 16, giving them a chance to study or
work if they meet certain criteria, including age limits,
physical presence in the United States, educational

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requirements, and not having serious criminal convictions; and
WHEREAS, More than 800,000 immigrants in the United States
and more than 42,000 in Illinois have received work permits and
temporary protection from deportation through the DACA program
since 2012; and
WHEREAS, A 2016 report by the Center for American Progress
shows that more than 60% of DACA recipients achieved financial
independence, and 61% reported helping their families; in
addition, DACA recipients reported increased earnings by an
average of 42%, and 70% of those in school with DACA are
pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher; and
WHEREAS, Ending the DACA program will have life-changing
and even tragic life-or-death consequences; and
WHEREAS, The end of DACA is detrimental to individuals and
families and to the interests of the residents of the State of
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois values and respects the
inherent worth of every person, regardless of immigration
status, and welcomes the cultural and economic contributions of
DACA recipients and their families; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we call on President
Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and
the Congress of the United States of America to preserve
protections under DACA and to uphold the values of the United
States and the State of Illinois of providing protection to
vulnerable young people who have lived much of their lives in
the United States, attended school in the United States, and
made the United States their home; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
delivered to the President of the United States, the Majority
and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, the Speaker
and Minority Leader of the United States House of
Representatives, the Acting Director of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, the Attorney General of the United States,
and all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.