,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of ,california 7for 
herself1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,jackson 
,lee1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4   
,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4      
,waters1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4              
,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan  
,grisham of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4          
,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,polis1   
,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of        
,california1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 
,mr4 ,heck of ,washington1 ,mr4         
,hinojosa1 and ,mr4 ,veasey7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform  ,,resolution  
,recognizing the month of ,june as      
,immigrant ,heritage ,month in honor of 
the accomplishments and role of         
immigrants in shaping the history and   
culture of the ,united ,states4         
,whereas the entrepreneurial drive and  

spirit of our country is built on our   
diversity of origins2 ,whereas it is    
what drew the first people to the ,u4,s4
 and what continues to drive ,american  
business2 ,whereas ,american success is 
a result of our many distinct           
experiences1 not in spite of it2        
,whereas ,america has always been a     
nation of immigrants1 and throughout the
 nation's history1 immigrants from      
around the globe have kept our workforce
 vibrant1 our businesses on the cutting 
edge1 and helped to build the greatest  
economic engine in the world2 ,whereas  
as a nation of immigrants1 we must      
remember the generations of pioneers    
that helped lay the railroads and build 
our cities1 develop new industries and  
fuel our ,information ,age1 from the    
telegraph to the smart phone2 ,whereas  
immigrants represent #ad percent of all 
employed college graduates and #ej      
percent of ,ph4,d4s working in math and 
computer science occupations2 ,whereas  
immigrant-owned small businesses        

generated a total of #ggf billion in    
receipts and employed an estimated #d4g 
million people in #bjjg2 ,whereas       
immigrants started #bh percent of all   
new ,u4,s4 businesses1 despite          
accounting for only #ac percent of the  
,u4,s4 population in #bjaa2 ,whereas    
immigrants or the children of immigrants
 founded more than #dj percent of       
,fortune #ejj companies2 ,whereas these 
,american companies represent #g of the 
#aj most valuable brands globally1      
collectively employ over #aj million    
people1 and generate annual revenue of  
#d4b trillion2 ,whereas immigrants'     
contributions in the high-tech sector   
are especially striking1 both in the    
number of businesses started and in the 
number of patents filed2 ,whereas       
between #bjjf and #bjab1 #dd percent of 
new tech startups in ,silicon ,valley1  
widely known as the international hub   
for technological development and       
innovation1 had at least one immigrant  
founder2 ,whereas increased immigration 

to the ,united ,states has increased the
 earnings of ,americans with more than a
 high school degree2 and ,whereas       
between #aiij and #bjjd1 increased      
immigration was correlated with         
increasing earnings of ,americans by    
#j4g percent and is expected to         
contribute to an increase of #a4h       
percent over the long term3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes     
8,immigrant ,heritage ,month0 in honor  
of the accomplishments and role of      
immigrants in shaping the history and   
culture of the ,united ,states2  7#b7   
pledges to celebrate immigrant          
contributions to1 and immigrant heritage
 in1 each district2 and  7#c7 encourages
 the people of the ,united ,states to   
commemorate the history of immigrants in
 the ,united ,states and to always      
remember our immigrant roots4