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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1035 

Recognizing the month of June as ‘‘Immigrant Heritage Month’’, a celebration 

of the accomplishments and contributions immigrants and their children 

have made in making the United States a healthier, safer, more diverse, 

prosperous country, and acknowledging their importance to the future 

successes of America. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 30, 2020 

Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 

VARGAS, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. 

SABLAN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. CORREA, Ms. BASS, Ms. ROYBALALLARD, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SIRES, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 

VELA, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COSTA, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 

CISNEROS, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Mr. TAKANO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the month of June as ‘‘Immigrant Heritage 

Month’’, a celebration of the accomplishments and contributions immigrants and their children have made in 

making the United States a healthier, safer, more diverse, prosperous country, and acknowledging their importance to the future successes of America. 

Whereas the United States is stronger when all people have 

the opportunity to live up to their full potential; 


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Whereas over 16 percent of health care workers in the United 

States are immigrants, including, in order of highest percentage of health care workers who are foreign born— 

(1) physicians (29.1 percent); 

(2) dentists (23.7 percent); 

(3) nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 

(23.1 percent); 

(4) pharmacists (20.3 percent); 

(5) dieticians and nutritionists (17.4 percent); 

(6) medical assistants (17.3 percent); 

(7) dental assistants (16.5 percent); 

(8) optometrists (16.2 percent); 

(9) registered nurses (16 percent); and 

(10) licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 

(15 percent); 

Whereas immigrants working in a health care occupation 

range from those with Temporary Protected Status and 

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to naturalized citizens; 

Whereas over 12 percent of such immigrants (310,000 individuals) are humanitarian migrants, including refugees, 

asylees, special immigrant visa holders, and Cuban and 

Haitian entrants; 

Whereas 41,700 DACA recipients perform critical roles in the 

health care industry; 

Whereas immigrants working in health care professions serve 

throughout the United States, and often in rural or underserved communities; 

Whereas the medical students, residents, and physicians who 

rely on DACA for their ability to practice medicine each 


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provide medical care to approximately 4,600 patients a 

year; 

Whereas immigrants have filled approximately one-third of 

physician roles in the United States for a decade; 

Whereas the Association of American Medical Colleges attested to the United States Supreme Court that our 

health care system relies on current immigrant health 

care providers; 

Whereas in response to COVID–19, immigrants are putting 

their own lives on the line to save lives every day, working as diagnosing and treating practitioners, physicians 

assistants, nurses, health aides, nursing assistants and 

orderlies, health care support workers, medical students 

and residents, and health technologists and technicians; 

Whereas nearly one-third of all DACA recipients (200,000 individuals), and more than 130,000 of the estimated 

411,000 Temporary Protected Status holders, are serving 

on the frontlines of the response to COVID–19 and are 

considered essential critical infrastructure workers; 

Whereas immigrant essential workers, including first-responders, health care workers, agricultural workers and 

meat packers, childcare providers, and hospitality and 

transportation workers, have heroically helped provide 

medical care, food, shelter, and comfort to Americans impacted by COVID–19; 

Whereas the majority of farm workers in America are immigrants, and regardless of politics, have been deemed ‘‘essential workers’’ by the President of the United States to 

maintain a safe food supply for America during the 

COVID–19 pandemic; 


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Whereas immigrants have served in the Armed Forces since 

the founding of our country, and have fought in every 

major conflict in American history, including the Civil 

War, World Wars I and II, and conflicts in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq; 

Whereas immigrants have put their lives on the line to protect the ideals of America and democracy, as well as 

American lives, by serving as translators and interpreters 

for the Armed Forces, and performing sensitive and 

trusted activities for United States military personnel 

stationed at the international Security Assistance Force; 

Whereas immigrants who serve in emerging industries with 

pronounced labor shortages in America such as artificial 

intelligence that rely on science, technology, engineering, 

and math (STEM) skills, not only bolster the economy, 

but also enhance national security and global leadership; 

Whereas when immigrants have a trusting relationship with 

local law enforcement, they have reported crime and have 

worked with police on neighborhood crime reduction 

strategies; 

Whereas more immigrants reside in the United States than 

any other country in the world, and represent almost 

every country in the world, contributing to our rich diversity of people, cultures, cuisine, literature, art, language, 

academia, music, media, fashion, and customs; 

Whereas the United States is more diverse than ever before 

in its history, with greater shares of immigrants from 

countries such as India, China (including those born in 

Hong Kong and Macao, but not Taiwan), the Philippines, 

El Salvador, Vietnam, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, 

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cent since 2000 of Black immigrants from across the African continent, the Caribbean, Jamaica, and Haiti; 

Whereas Black immigrants and their children make up 

roughly one-fifth (18 percent) of the overall Black population in the United States; 

Whereas in response to recent civil unrest in the United 

States immigrants of all backgrounds have pledged their 

support to fight racial injustice, hand-in-hand, with Black 

immigrants, to fight for accountability from law enforcement and the criminal justice system and to demand that 

law enforcement protect people, regardless of their skin 

color; 

Whereas celebrating racial, ethnic, linguistic, and religious 

differences of immigrants has resulted in a unified, patriotic, and prosperous Nation; 

Whereas immigration has long been one of America’s greatest 

competitive advantages; 

Whereas immigrants of all skill levels have helped make the 

economy of the United States the strongest in the world, 

complementing existing American businesses in times of 

need and founding successful businesses of their own; 

Whereas although only accounting for 13.5 percent 

(40,000,000) of the total population of the United States, 

nearly half of Fortune 500 companies were founded by 

immigrants or their children, which has created over 

$6,000,000,000,000 in annual revenue and employs millions of Americans; 

Whereas 72.5 percent of immigrants believe that hard work 

is necessary to succeed in America and are responsible 

for half of the total labor force growth in the United 

States over the last decade; 


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Whereas 62.2 percent of immigrants aged 16 and older (as 

opposed to 58.1 percent of native-born Americans) were 

employed; 

Whereas immigrants are entrepreneurial, self-starters who 

create their own opportunity and employment opportunities for others with 7.6 percent of immigrants being selfemployed compared to 5.6 percent of native-born Americans; 

Whereas immigrant-owned businesses provide jobs across the 

United States, respectively employing an average of 11 

employees; 

Whereas immigrants are more likely to have college degrees 

than native-born Americans and are more likely to have 

advanced degrees; 

Whereas our high-skilled immigration system has not been 

updated in over 25 years, and is now outdated and overburdened, putting our global leadership at risk; 

Whereas national security experts agree that it is essential 

for the United States to maintain its military 

exceptionalism by being the leader in advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, cyber, quantum, 

robotics, directed energy and hypersonic weapons, which 

are all STEM fields where immigrants fill dangerous 

labor shortages in the United States; 

Whereas due to population aging and longer life expectancy 

of the population in the United States requiring an increase in health care workers, immigrants are expected to 

fill a crucial need in future health care of the United 

States, keeping us healthy; 

Whereas in just 20 years, meaningful immigration policy reform would reduce the Federal deficit by 


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1,200,000,000,000, contributing to greater economic stability and safety; 

Whereas over the course of the next decade, immigration policy reform would result in the creation of 3,230,000 new 

jobs, keeping us more economically sound; 

Whereas if Dreamers, alone, were provided a pathway to citizenship, they would contribute approximately 

$1,000,000,000,000 to the economy of the United States; 

Whereas over 70 percent of immigrants are between the ages 

of 25 and 64 compared to less than 50 percent of nativeborn Americans, and by 2035, the working age of immigrants will increase by 18,000,000, keeping us safer and 

prosperous; 

Whereas because immigrants in the United States are more 

likely to be working-age than their United States-born 

counterparts, they are more likely to contribute to the 

labor force and economy as both consumers and taxpayers, thereby helping to fund social services and programs like Medicare and Social Security, keeping us 

healthier, safer, and economically prosperous; and 

Whereas continued integration of immigrants from around 

the world that encourages and facilitates a pathway to 

citizenship, economic and social mobility, and civic engagement, will perpetuate America’s prosperity and enforce the patriotism we all feel for our great Nation, no 

matter the color of skin, country of origin, or religious 

background: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes ‘‘Immigrant Heritage Month’’ in 

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1 dren have made to the United States throughout its 

2 history; 

3 (2) pledges to celebrate immigrant contributions 

4 to, and immigrant heritages in, each district; 

5 (3) welcomes immigrants currently in the 

6 United States and those seeking to immigrate to the 

7 United States to contribute to the health, safety, di8 versity, and prosperity of the United States by find9 ing their place in our vibrant, multiethnic, and inte10 grated society; 

11 (4) encourages the people of the United States 

12 to work with their immigrant neighbors and col13 leagues to advance the well-being of the Nation 

14 today and tomorrow; and 

15 (5) commits to working with fellow Members of 

16 Congress, the relevant executive agencies admin17 istering immigration laws and policies, and the 

18 President of the United States, to promote smart 

19 and just immigration policy for those presently in 

20 the United States, their family, and those seeking to 

21 come to the United States in the future. 

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