WHEREAS, the Biden-Harris Administration has systematically undermined our federal immigration enforcement apparatus, leading to a cartel-backed invasion at our border; and

WHEREAS, since January 2021, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reported over 10.6 million Nationwide Border Encounters, a number which does not include “got aways” (known or unknown) or inadmissible parolees entering through airports in the nation’s interior; and

WHEREAS, Texans like Jocelyn Nungaray are victimized every day by illegal and inadmissible aliens who are released by the Biden-Harris Administration into our country’s interior; and

WHEREAS, the incoming Trump Administration has received a nationwide mandate to enact immigration and border security reform that would end the invasion at our border and to reform the legal immigration system to put American citizens and our interests at the forefront; and

WHEREAS, according to a Republican Party of Texas commissioned post-election poll, 54% of voters and 87% of Republicans believe “the government should halt all immigration until the border is secure”; and

WHEREAS, the Republican Party of Texas Platform Plank 232 states:

“The State of Texas shall impose a 100% surcharge on remittances from an illegal alien to a recipient in a foreign nation. The state shall refuse to grant a birth certificate to any child born to illegal alien parents on Texas soil, shall require proof of legal residency for obtaining a Texas driver’s license or for enrolling in public school, and shall require proof of citizenship for obtaining voter registration and public benefits. Texas shall require all employers to screen new hires through the free E-Verify system to prevent the hiring of illegal aliens and of anyone not legally authorized to work in the United States, and to protect jobs for American workers. No tax dollars shall be provided for social or educational programs for illegal aliens. All existing laws providing for in-state tuition and non-emergency medical care shall be rescinded. All unverifiable foreign-issued identification cards shall be legally invalid in the United States. In addition, the State of Texas should ban the sale of land to illegal aliens and pursue litigation against developers who induce illegal immigration into Texas through marketing”; and

WHEREAS, the Republican Party of Texas Platform Plank 238 states:

“Our federal immigration system should be reformed to serve the interest of American citizens first. Accordingly, we support the implementation of a merit-based system that ensures the total number of new immigrants should be limited to a level that facilitates assimilation. In light of the millions of illegal aliens and unlawful expansion of mass immigration into the United States, a net migration moratorium should be enacted. We support the repeal of the H1-B visa program, ending the Diversity Visa Lottery, and preventing chain migration in the interest of protecting American jobs, technology, and national security. We support additional court resources to expedite final determination of status and deportation for both violent and non-violent illegal aliens and visa overstays. We call on Congress to end the Refugee Resettlement program and enter into Third Safe Country agreements for the purpose of lowering the number of asylees coming to the United States from around the globe”; and

WHEREAS, delegates to the 2024 Republican Party of Texas Convention adopted the following as a Legislative Priority:

“To repel invasion and deter illegal immigration:

· Creating a Texas Department of Homeland Security to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.

· Prohibiting, with mandatory fines and jail time, individuals, corporations, non-profits, governments, and social media entities from assisting or inciting illegal entry.

· Requiring the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas with significant penalties for business owners who violate this requirement.

· Ending all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens, except for emergency medical care.”; now

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas calls upon the 89th Texas Legislature to create a Texas Department of Homeland Security with the statutory authority to repel illegal border crossings and to remove apprehended illegal aliens back across the border into Mexico under an Article I, Section 10, declaration of invasion or imminent danger by the Governor; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas calls upon the 89th Texas Legislature to adopt legislation ending all government subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens, except for emergency medical care; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas calls upon the 89th Texas Legislature and the United States Congress to pass comprehensive E-Verify requirements for all employers to prevent illegal aliens from obtaining gainful employment in the United States and to protect American workers; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas calls upon the incoming Trump Administration to enact a total moratorium on net migration into the United States until the border is secured and the effects of the border invasion under the Biden-Harris Administration can be reversed; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas calls upon the incoming Trump Administration to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols, commonly known as “Remain in Mexico,” and to renegotiate Safe Third Country agreements with various nations in Latin America to prevent ineligible aliens from being released into the interior of the United States pending asylum claims; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas calls upon the incoming Trump Administration, the United States Congress, and the 89th Texas Legislature to return to the proper and historical interpretation of birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution and to end the practice of awarding citizenship to the children of illegal aliens, tourists, and temporary visa holders in the United States; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas calls upon the 89th Texas Legislature to pass legislation compelling local, county, and state law enforcement agencies to apply for participation in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) program to assist the incoming Trump Administration in deportation operations.