,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjai,mr4  
,ca/ro ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,veasey1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4          
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4        
,muc>sel-,p[ell1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,case1   
,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1    
,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,om>1   
,ms4 ,%alala1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mrs4     
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4     
,escob>1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4    
,moore1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4
 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4     
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4              
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4       
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4
 ,haal&1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,lee
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 
,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4      
,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,cr[1   

,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4  
,sablan1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 &  
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! mon? ( ,june 
z ,immigrant ,h]itage ,mon?1 a          
celebration ( ! accompli%m5ts &         
contributions immigrants & _! *ildr5 h  
made 9 %ap+ ! hi/ory1 /r5g!n+ ! economy1
 & enri*+ ! culture ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has always be5 a 
,nation ( immigrants1 & ?r\gh\t !       
,nation's hi/ory1 immigrants & _! *ildr5
 f ar\nd ! globe h kept our work=ce     
vibrant1 our bus9esses on ! cutt+ edge1 
& help$ to build ! greate/ economic     
eng9e 9 ! _w2 ,:]eas ! entrepr5eurial   
drive & _s ( ! ,nation is built on our  
div]sity ( orig9s2 ,:]eas x is !        
,am]ican dream t fir/ drew p to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & cont9ues to drive bus9ess 9 ! 
,nation2 ,:]eas ! success ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates is a result ( our _m di/9ct      
exp]i5ces1 n 9 spite ( x2 ,:]eas z a    

,nation ( immigrants1 we mu/ rememb] !  
g5]ations ( pione]s t help$ lay !       
railroads & build cities1 develop new   
indu/ries1 & fuel innovation & ! ex*ange
 ( ideas2 ,:]eas immigrants />t m ?an a 
qu>t] ( all new bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 & immigrants & _! *ildr5 />t ov]
 #dj p]c5t ( ,=tune #ejj companies2     
,:]eas ^! bus9esses collectively employ 
t5s ( millions ( ,am]icans & g5]ate m   
?an #e4e trillion 9 annual rev5ue2      
,:]eas immigrants enhance ! productive  
capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy &    
contribute r\ghly #b trillion1 or ab\t  
#aj p]c5t ( annual ,,gdp2 ,:]eas !      
,nation's immigrants contribute greatly 
to ! advances 9 te*nology & sci5ces2    
,:]eas #af p]c5t ( all employ$ college  
graduates & #ed4e p]c5t ( ,ph4,d4s work+
 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma?    
fields are immigrants2 ,:]eas1 betwe5   
#bjjf & #bjab1 #dd p]c5t ( new te*      
/>tups 9 ,silicon ,valley1 widely kn[n z
 ! int]national hub = te*nological      
developm5t & innovation1 _h at lea/ #a  

immigrant f\nd]2 ,:]eas immigrants to ! 
,nation plant1 cultivate1 & h>ve/ ! ri* 
div]sity ( agriculture products         
available today f ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
f>ml&s2 ,:]eas ea* immigrant f>m        
employee supports #b to #c full-"t jobs 
9 process+1 transportation1 & retail2   
,:]eas immigrants involv$ 9 agricultural
 production aid 9 ! ,nation's food      
security & indep5d5ce2 ,:]eas ! "w (    
immigrants has directly enri*$ ,unit$   
,/ates culture by influ5c+ ! p]=m+ arts 
f ,broadway to ,hollywood1 z well z     
academia1 art1 music1 lit]ature1 m$ia1  
fa%ion1 cuis9e1 cu/oms1 & cultural      
celebrations enjoy$ across ! ,nation2   
,:]eas g5]ations ( immigrants h come to 
! %ores f all corn]s ( ! globe &        
tirelessly f\ght = ,unit$ ,/ates        
indep5d5ce & def5d$ our ideals1 s9ce !  
e>lie/ days z a ,nation2 ,:]eas m ?an   
#cj1jjj lawful p]man5t resid5ts are s]v+
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas  
s9ce #bjjb1 m ?an #ajb1jjj m5 & wom51   
includ+ individuals s]v+ 9 ,iraq1       

,afghani/an1 ,s\? ,korea1 ,g]many1      
,japan1 & else:]e1 h become citiz5s :ile
 we>+ ! uni=m ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y2
 ,:]eas ,congress repres5ts a ri*       
div]sity ( communities across ! c\ntry &
 works closely ) a v>iety ( diaspora    
lead]s f m ?an #fj e?nic caucuses to    
ensure t ! voices ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
citiz5s f all backgr\nds are he>d2 &    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 f\nd$ on !     
univ]sal promise t we are all creat$    
equal3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes       
,immigrant ,h]itage ,mon? 9 honor ( !   
accompli%m5ts & role ( immigrants & _!  
*ildr5 9 %ap+ ! hi/ory & culture ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 pl$ges to celebrate
 immigrant contributions to1 & immigrant
 h]itage 91 ea* di/rict2  7#c7 welcomes 
immigrants & _! *ildr5 to f9d _! place 9
 our vibrant1 multie?nic1 & integrat$   
society ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#d7      
enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to      
always rememb] ! ,nation's immigrant    
roots & to commemorate ! immigrant      

communities t cont9ue to move our c\ntry
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