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MI HR0402
Resolution
Status
8/27/2014
Primary Sponsor
Klint Kesto
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AI Summary
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Urges the President and Congress to encourage international intervention to protect Iraqi civilians, particularly religious minorities including Christians, Shiites, and other groups facing persecution by the Islamic State (IS/ISIS/ISIL)
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Documents displacement of over 500,000 Iraqi people due to violence, with nearly 80% of Iraq's 1.5 million Christian population having fled since 2003, including Chaldeans, Assyrians, Syriacs, and Armenians
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Notes that over 130,000 Chaldeans currently reside in Michigan, representing the largest Chaldean population outside of Iraq and contributing significantly to the state
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States the United States has provided over $73 million in humanitarian assistance to Iraq's minority populations since 2003 and calls for renewed commitment to protecting persecuted minority groups
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the President, Congress leadership, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the President and Congress of the United States to encourage international intervention on behalf of the Iraqi civilians in dire need of protection from religious persecution.
President of the United States
Last Action
Adopted
8/27/2014