IL SR0285

Condemns President Donald J. Trump's executive orders signed on January 27, 2017 and March 6, 2017 that ban citizens from Muslim-majority nations (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) from entering the United States.

Objects to the 90-day moratorium on new visas for citizens of the six banned countries and the 120-day suspension of all refugee admissions, effective March 16, 2017.

Criticizes the orders for causing widespread chaos at airports, detaining travelers without legal representation, separating families, and blocking vetted refugees and legal residents.

Draws a historical parallel to America's 1939 rejection of 900 Jewish refugees aboard the SS St. Louis, more than half of whom were subsequently killed by Nazis during the Holocaust.

Calls on President Trump to uphold American values of religious freedom and equal treatment, asserting that the United States and Illinois have historically welcomed immigrants and refugees of all races, ethnicities, religions, and nationalities.