美利坚合众国总统发布
2021年全国移民传统月公告
白宫
华盛顿哥伦比亚特区
2021年6月1日
美国是一个移民国家，一如既往，历来如此。这是我国建国的承诺；已被明文载入我国宪法（Constitution）；并镌刻在自由女神像（Statue of Liberty）的底座——“她的手臂高擎火炬，光芒四射迎候全世界。”在全国移民传统月（National Immigrant Heritage Month）到来之际，我们重申这个世代永恒的特性并从中汲取力量，纪念我们全国各地移民群体的历史和成就。
纵观我国历史，世世代代的移民浪潮使我们的国家丰富多彩，促使我们愈益美好、强壮、创新和繁荣。美国的历程包含了来到这里敢于拼搏的家家户户的经历——不论是几个世纪前的先辈，还是今年的后来者——他们从世界各个角落前来寻求各种可能性，同时为缔造我们的国家奉献心力。每一个时代的移民，发明者、工人、企业家和社区领导人都使我们得到巩固和保护，为我们提供粮食和关爱，让我们超越思维的禁锢，开拓新的天地。
在经历了COVID-19新冠疫情和移民屡次三番被妖魔化的特别艰难的时期后，我们的国家必须重温世世代代移民群体发挥的领导作用、顽强的毅力和勇敢精神，再次要求我们恪守作为一个热情友好的国家坚持的价值观。我们表彰所有的工作人员，其中有很多是移民，在这个充满考验的一年——以及每一个年份，为保障全体美国人粮食供应的安全、健康和安宁贡献自己的力量。我们向在抗疫第一线作为护理人员、急救人员、教师、日用商店工作人员、农场工人和其他基本服务人员做出的牺牲。正是这些同样的移民家庭和有色人种群体曾受到病毒格外严重的打击。为了缅怀我们中间失去的生命，让我们作为一个国家矢志为相互保护，为永远消除疫情共同尽我们的一份力量。
我们国家的希望来自每一位美国人都能为发展自己的前途获得公平的待遇和平等的机会。但是系统性的种族主义和顽固不化的各种禁锢使我国历史上和今天太多的移民无法实现这个希望。我已将平等的问题置于本届政府执政纲领的核心，我在上任之初曾承诺本届政府将体现我们国家全面的多样性——今天本届政府1,500名接受政治任命的人员中有近三分之一是归化的美国公民或移民的后代。
我已指示联邦各机构重建人们对我们移民系统失去的信心，积极关心因未得到充分服务而无法获得我们国家提供的机会的群体，再次为欢迎受迫害和受压迫的人们伸出人道主义之手，减少获得公民身份和平等地位的障碍。
我很荣幸能够与作为移民之女担任副总统一职的哈里斯（Harris）副总统一起为国效力，并能够与如此众多作为移民的忠诚的公务员共同工作，他们每一天都在发扬家庭的传统，彰显他们的牺牲精神和顽强的毅力。
我们的国家自建国以来取得了进展，但为了延续美国对我们全体人民的充分承诺，仍然有更多的工作需要做。我国近1,100万人仍然属于无证人员。现在，国会（Congress）应该采取行动通过2021年美国公民法（U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021），即我上任第一天提出的移民改革计划。我的计划可为无证移民提供获得合法永久居留和公民身份的途径，其中包括梦想法案受益者（Dreamers）、具有临时保护身份（Temporary Protected Status）的人员、农场工人和其他每一天都在为我们的国家做出贡献的基本工作人员。
副总统哈里斯和我明确宣告，移民历来为使我们国家更强大做出了贡献并正继续做出贡献。我要求我的美国同胞在这个月与我们共同弘扬移民的传统、经历和文化。
为此，我，约瑟夫·拜登（JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.），美利坚合众国总统，按照美国宪法和各项法律赋予我的权力，宣布2021年6月为全国移民传统月。我呼吁美国人民更多地了解我国建国以来世世代代移民群体的历史，为纪念这个月的主题安排适当的项目和活动。
我谨于公元两千零二十一年，美利坚合众国独立二百四十五年之六月一日在此签名为证。
约瑟夫·拜登
欲查看原稿内容: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/06/01/a-proclamation-on-national-immigrant-heritage-month-2021/

A Proclamation on National Immigrant Heritage Month, 2021
PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
JUNE 01, 2021
America is, always has been, and always will be a Nation of immigrants.  It was the premise of our founding; it is reflected in our Constitution; it is etched upon the Statue of Liberty — that “from her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome.”  During National Immigrant Heritage Month, we reaffirm and draw strength from that enduring identity and celebrate the history and achievements of immigrant communities across our Nation.
Across each generation throughout our history, wave after wave of immigrants have enriched our Nation and made us better, stronger, more innovative, and more prosperous.  The American story includes the story of courageous families who ventured here — be it centuries ago, or just this year — from every part of the world to seek new possibilities and help to forge our Nation.  In every era, immigrant innovators, workers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders have fortified and defended us, fed us and cared for us, advanced the limits of our thinking, and broken new ground.
After an especially difficult period marked by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the all-too-frequent demonization of immigrants, it is vital that our Nation reflect on the leadership, resilience, and courage shown by generations of immigrant communities, and recommit ourselves to our values as a welcoming Nation.  We recognize all of the workers, many of whom are immigrants, who have contributed to the food security, health, and safety of all Americans during this challenging year — and every year.  And we honor the sacrifices made by immigrants who serve on the front lines of the pandemic as health care providers, first responders, teachers, grocers, farm workers, and other essential workers.  It was these same immigrant families and communities of color who were disproportionately struck by the virus.  In honor of those we’ve lost, let us dedicate ourselves as a Nation to protecting one another and doing our part to put an end to this pandemic for good.
The promise of our Nation is that every American has a fair shot and an equal chance to get ahead, yet systemic racism and persistent barriers have denied this promise to far too many immigrants throughout our history and today.  I have placed equity at the center of my Administration’s agenda.  From day one, I promised that my Administration would reflect the full diversity of our Nation — and today, nearly one-third of my Administration’s 1,500 political appointees are naturalized U.S. citizens or children of immigrants.
I have directed Federal agencies to rebuild trust in our immigration system that has been lost, to reach out to underserved communities unable to access the opportunities our Nation offers them, to offer again a welcoming humanitarian hand to the persecuted and oppressed, and to reduce barriers to achieving citizenship and equality.
I am honored to serve alongside Vice President Harris, the first daughter of immigrants to hold the Office of the Vice President, and to work with so many dedicated public servants who are immigrants — and who carry with them every day the legacies of their families’ sacrifice and resilience.
Despite the progress our Nation has made since our founding, there is more work to be done to extend the full promise of America to all our people.  Nearly 11 million people in this country are undocumented — and it is time that the Congress acts by passing the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, the immigration reform plan that I introduced on day one of my Presidency. My plan would provide a pathway to lawful permanent residency and citizenship for these undocumented immigrants, including Dreamers, individuals with Temporary Protected Status, farm workers, and other essential workers who contribute to our Nation every day.
Vice President Harris and I affirm that immigrants historically have made and continue to make our Nation stronger.  I urge my fellow Americans to join us this month in celebrating immigrant heritage, stories, and cultures.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2021 as National Immigrant Heritage Month.  I call upon the people of the United States to learn more about the history of immigrant communities throughout the generations following our Nation’s founding, and to observe this month with appropriate programming and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.