CA SCR108

Urges Congress and the President to enact comprehensive federal immigration reform that controls borders and state/local government costs while preserving lawful immigration's importance to American culture and economy

Asserts the federal government has failed to reimburse California and other states for the full costs of undocumented immigration despite possessing exclusive constitutional authority over naturalization and immigration policy

States that federal inaction on immigration reform encourages individual states to develop their own immigration policies, creating constitutional concerns, divisive rhetoric, and a patchwork of conflicting state laws

Calls for immigration reform that balances secure borders and sound residency requirements with American fundamental values and the historical role of immigrants in national prosperity

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution