2003 SESSION

03-2299

08/10

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 23

ANALYSIS

This house concurrent resolution recognizes non-citizens' contributions to travel and tourism and states that non-citizens may be subject to additional scrutiny for security reasons.

03-2299

08/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

Whereas, the general court encourages travel and tourism and recognize non-citizen visitor's contributions to the state's economic health; and

Whereas, recent attacks on the security of our nation by non-citizen militants have produced a negative stigma for all non-citizens; and

Whereas, the general court does not believe that innocent citizens should be subjected to additional scrutiny of any kind because of the acts of a few radical movements; and

Whereas, such additional scrutiny of non-citizens may be necessary in defense of our state and nation in times of war and not in times of peace; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That additional scrutiny of non-citizens in times of war should be permitted for the enforcement of current law, provided such scrutiny is reasonable and based on credible suspicion and not on racial profiling; and

That such scrutiny should not attempt to circumvent current law; and

That to circumscribe individual rights in times of peace should not be permissible and that the goal of every citizen should be to afford non-citizens equal treatment and protection.