FirstHJR1013_S_SA.001 RegularNOT SessionAMENDED Seventy-firstSENATE GeneralCOMMITTEE AssemblyOF STATEREFERENCE OFREPORT COLORADO_______________________________ ENGROSSEDFebruary LLS7, NO.2017 Chairman of Committee Date Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

R17-0922.01 Sharon Eubanks x4336 HJR17-1013 HOUSEbe SPONSORSHIPpostponed Hansenindefinitely. and Michaelson Jenet, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Fields and Merrifield, House Committees Senate Committees HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 17-1013 URGING THE IMMEDIATE RESCISSION OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER REGARDING THE ENTRY OF FOREIGN NATIONALS INTO THE U NITED STATES THAT WAS ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U NITED STATES ON JANUARY 27, 2017.

WHEREAS,** Since*** itsfounding,theUnitedStatesof** America*** has** been*HJR1013_S_SA.001* a nation of immigrants;

and WHEREAS,Throughoutitshistory,theUnitedStatesofAmerica has welcomed people seeking refuge from war, famine, terrorism, and other atrocities occurring in other nations on every continent;

and WHEREAS, In 1948, Congress passed the federal "Displaced Persons Act of 1948" following World War II to aid in the settlement of g 1 400,000 displaced persons;

and E d 2 S e 3 O l r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

Double underlining denotes SENATE amendHeitu Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statuteF a Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.

J WHEREAS,TheUnitedStatesjoined145othernationsasparties to the 1967 United Nations Protocol on the status of refugees, and since 1975, the United States has accepted more than 3,300,000 refugees from theformerSovietUnion,Africa,Asia,Europe,theMiddleEast,andLatin America;

and WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the United States has benefited from the significantcontributions of immigrants, asylum-seekers,andrefugeeswhohavebecomescientists,inventors,and entrepreneurs;

and WHEREAS, President Donald J.

Trump signed a sweeping Executive Order on Friday, January 27, 2017, (January 27th Executive Order) that blocks as many as 218,000,000 people from entering the United States;

and WHEREAS, The January27thExecutiveOrderprohibitsentryof any refugee awaiting re-settlement in the United States for 120 days, including refugees who had already received visas;

and WHEREAS, The January27th Executive Order also bars citizens of seven primarilyMuslim countries – Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, and Yemen – from entering the United States for 90 days, including students and workers who had already received visas;

and WHEREAS, The January 27th Executive Order bars entry by all Syrian refugees into the United States for an indefinite period of time, including people who had already received visas;

and WHEREAS, Since its signing, the January 27th Executive Order has had a grave impact on individuals, families, and businesses around the globe;

and WHEREAS,Individualsandfamilieswhoholdvisas,greencards, or dual citizenship have been detained, delayed, or refused entry to the United States since the January 27th Executive Order took effect;

and WHEREAS, Those individuals who have been denied expedient entry into the United States include individuals who have aided the United States' armed forces in various theaters of armed conflict, including Afghanistan and Iraq;

and -2- 1013 WHEREAS, The January 27th Executive Order has a disproportionate impact on Muslims;

and WHEREAS, The preference of one religion over another is contrary to the traditions, statutes, and the Constitution of the United States;

and WHEREAS, Religious, civic, and business leaders, including clergyofvariousfaithsanddenominations,leadersofmanyofAmerica's largestcompanies,andelectedofficialsbelongingtobothmajorpolitical parties have all publiclyexpressed strong opposition to the January 27th Executive Order and its implications;

now, therefore, BeItResolvedbytheHouseofRepresentativesoftheSeventy-first GeneralAssemblyoftheStateofColorado,theSenateconcurringherein:

That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, find that:

(1) The United States should continue to thoroughly review refugee, asylum, and immigration applications on an individual basis to ensure that those entering the country do not pose a threat to public safety, but such reviews should be conducted without establishing a blanket ban on all refugees or immigrants from particular countries and religions;

and (2) The January 27th Executive Order runs counter to the values of this nation enshrined by our founders in the Declaration of Independence, affirmed by our Constitution of the United States and statutorylaw, andcelebratedbymanyof our national symbols, including the Statue of Liberty;

and (3) Federaljudgesinatleastfivestateshavepartiallyblockedthe enforcement of the January 27th Executive Order;

and (4) In particular, some federal judges have found that there is a strong likelihood that the January27th Executive Order violates the Due ProcessandEqualProtectionguaranteesoftheUnitedStatesConstitution and that enforcement of the January 27th Executive Order is likely to cause irreparable harm;

and (5) ThePresidentoftheUnitedStatesshouldimmediatelyrescind -3- 1013 the January 27th Executive Order;

and (6) AbsentimmediateactionbythePresidentoftheUnitedStates, CongressshouldacttosupersedeandrendermootthePresident'sJanuary 27thExecutiveOrderand,indoingso,restorecertaintyandpredictability to United States immigration law and affirm, as a matter of policy, the promiseoflibertyandfreedomtopeoplearoundtheworldwhoarefacing hardship.

BeItFurtherResolved,ThatcopiesofthisJointResolutionbesent toPresidentDonaldJ.Trump,VicePresidentandPresidentoftheSenate MichaelPence,theMajorityLeader of the United States SenateMitchell McConnell, Jr., the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Paul Ryan, Jr., the Honorable Governor John Hickenlooper,andeachmemberofColorado'sCongressionalDelegation.

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