Full Text of HR0500 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The people of Haiti have demonstrated resilience | 3 | | throughout history and have fought on the front lines for | 4 | | freedom and human dignity; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Haiti was the first nation in the world to | 6 | | abolish slavery and the slave trade after the Haitian | 7 | | Revolution; this acted as a beacon for Africans and people of | 8 | | African descent who were enslaved in racial chattel slavery | 9 | | around the world; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Throughout history, the United States and France | 11 | | have acted to undermine the freedom of the Haitian people and | 12 | | to prevent economic self-determination and have looted the | 13 | | wealth of Haitians; this has undermined the ability of | 14 | | Haitians to build a stable political and economic system; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The recent assassination of the president of | 16 | | Haiti has caused further economic, political, and social | 17 | | instability; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, An unstable economic and political system in | 19 | | Haiti has caused the government of Haiti to be unable to | 20 | | respond to natural disasters in a manner that provides relief, | 21 | | rebuilding, and reinvestment; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Many Haitians have come to view the United States | 2 | | as a compassionate nation that can help them realize freedom, | 3 | | self-determination, and economic success in the modern world; | 4 | | this belief exists despite the historical treatment of Haitian | 5 | | people by the U.S. government and despite the failures, | 6 | | current and historical, in the treatment of African Americans, | 7 | | Black Americans, and other people of African descent in the | 8 | | United States; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Recently, brave groups of Haitian people sought | 10 | | refuge in the United States in order to build a better life; | 11 | | these brave groups were treated in an unfair, undignified, and | 12 | | inhumane manner by some members of the Border Patrol, | 13 | | including being charged on horseback, having the reins of | 14 | | horses used as lashes and whips against them, and being | 15 | | shouted at with demeaning and xenophobic language; therefore, | 16 | | be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we condemn the actions of the members of the U.S. Border Patrol | 20 | | who treated Haitian migrants and refugees with disrespect and | 21 | | in an inhumane manner; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That we condemn United States policies that have |
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| 1 | | undermined the people of Haiti and their ability to build a | 2 | | stable economic and political system and have helped cause | 3 | | thousands of Haitian people to look elsewhere for a better | 4 | | life; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That we urge President Biden and the United | 6 | | States Congress to adopt a compassionate and humane | 7 | | immigration system that respects the dignity and value of each | 8 | | human life, including the Haitian people who wish to make a | 9 | | life in the United States; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 | | delivered to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala | 12 | | Harris, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate President | 13 | | Chuck Schumer, and all members of the Illinois Congressional | 14 | | delegation.
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