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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois 
3Senate that there are a significant number of veterans of 
4foreign wars, including World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, and 
5Afghanistan veterans, who were legal permanent residents of the 
6United States; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, When these veterans returned to civilian life 
8without appropriate support in reintegration, both 
9psychologically and economically, they fell into addictions 
10and criminal activities, were arrested and, due to their legal 
11permanent resident status, were deported; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Many of these veterans live in Mexico in terrible 
13and abject conditions after having served honorably in the 
14Armed Forces of the United States; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Several of these veterans have asked for support 
16in obtaining reentry into the United States to be with their 
17families and United States citizen children; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Our nation owes these veterans adequate support 
19and rehabilitation equal to that owed veterans with full 
20citizenship; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, These deported veterans represent the tragic 
2results of a population under siege by the policies of mass 
3deportation and mass incarceration and should be supported in 
4resistance to those policies; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the members of 
7the United States Congress and the President of the United 
8States to return those veterans to their families, children, 
9and communities in the United States; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
11delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional 
12delegation and the President.