HJR17-1013 Summary

• Urges the President to immediately rescind the January 27, 2017 executive order restricting entry of foreign nationals into the United States

• Opposes the order's 120-day ban on all refugees and indefinite ban on Syrian refugees, as well as its 90-day restrictions on citizens of seven primarily Muslim-majority countries (Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Yemen)

• States the order affects approximately 218,000,000 people and has disproportionate impact on Muslims, contrary to U.S. constitutional principles and national values

• Notes federal judges in at least five states have partially blocked enforcement and found likely violations of Due Process and Equal Protection guarantees

• Directs copies be sent to President Trump, Vice President Pence, congressional leaders, Governor Hickenlooper, and Colorado's Congressional Delegation