Recognizing that Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels who have seized control of our southern border.

House Joint Resolution 50 is a measure that seeks to formally recognize the constitutional authority of individual states to defend their own borders. The resolution asserts that the activities of transnational cartels at the U.S. southern border constitute an "invasion," thereby triggering a state’s right to use its own resources and law enforcement to repel that threat. If passed, this resolution would serve as a congressional endorsement for states to take unilateral action in border security and maritime defense without waiting for federal intervention.