,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjba,mr4  
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4        
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 & ,ms4 ,hirono7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! mon? ( ,june 
z ,immigrant ,h]itage ,mon?1 a          
celebration ( ! accompli%m5ts &         
contributions immigrants & _! *ildr5 h  
made 9 mak+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates a heal?i]1  
saf]1 m div]se1 prosp]\s c\ntry1 &      
ackn[l$g+ ! importance ( immigrants & _!
 *ildr5 to ! future successes ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is     
/rong] :5 all individuals h !           
opportunity to live up to _! full       
pot5tial2 ,:]eas ab\t #ae p]c5t ( heal? 
c>e work]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are        
immigrants1 includ+ 79 ord] ( highe/    
p]c5tage ( heal? c>e work]s :o are =eign
 born7-- 7#a7 #bi p]c5t ( physicians2   
7#b7 #be p]c5t ( nurs+1 psy*iatric1 &   

home heal? aides2  7#c7 #bd p]c5t (     
d5ti/s2  7#d7 #bj p]c5t ( ph>maci/s2    
7#e7 #ai p]c5t ( d5tal assi/ants2  7#f7 
#ae p]c5t ( m$ical assi/ants2  7#g7 #ae 
p]c5t ( regi/]$ nurses2  7#h7 #ae p]c5t 
( lic5s$ practical & lic5s$ vocational  
nurses2  7#i7 #ab p]c5t ( dieticians &  
nutritioni/s2 &  7#aj7 #ab p]c5t (      
optometri/s2 ,:]eas immigrants work+ 9 a
 heal? c>e occupation range f ^? grant$ 
tempor>y protect$ /atus "u section #bdd 
( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7 or def]r$ action    
pursuant to ! memor&um ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,homel& ,security entitl$ 8,ex]cis+     
,prosecutorial ,discretion ) ,respect to
 ,individuals ,:o ,came to ! ,unit$     
,/ates z ,*ildr50 issu$ on ,june #ae1   
#bjab1 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z      
8,,daca07 to naturaliz$ ,unit$ ,/ates   
citiz5s2 ,:]eas m ?an #ab p]c5t ( su*   
immigrants 7#caj1jjj individuals7 are   
humanit>ian migrants1 includ+ refugees1 
asylees1 special immigrant visa hold]s1 
& ,cuban & ,haitian entrants2 ,:]eas    

#ej1jjj ,,daca recipi5ts p]=m critical  
roles 9 ! heal? c>e indu/ry2 ,:]eas     
immigrants work+ 9 heal? c>e pr(essions 
s]ve ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & (t5 9   
rural or und]s]v$ communities2 ,:]eas ! 
m$ical /ud5ts1 resid5ts1 & physicians :o
 rely on ,,daca = _! ability to practice
 m$ic9e provide m$ical c>e to           
approximately #d1fjj pati5ts a ye>2     
,:]eas immigrants h fill$ approximately 
#a_/c ( physician roles 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates ea* ye> = ! #aj ye>s prior to    
#bjba2 ,:]eas ! ,association ( ,am]ican 
,m$ical ,colleges atte/$ to ! ,supreme  
,c\rt t ! heal? c>e sy/em ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates relies on immigrant heal? c>e    
provid]s2 ,:]eas1 9 response to         
,,covid-#ai1 immigrants are putt+ _! own
 lives on ! l9e to save lives e day1    
work+ z diagno/ic & treatm5t            
practition]s1 physician assi/ants1      
physicians1 nurses1 heal? aides1 nurs+  
assi/ants & ord]lies1 heal? c>e support 
work]s1 m$ical /ud5ts & resid5ts1 &     
heal? te*nologi/s & te*nicians2 ,:]eas m

 ?an #e1bjj1jjj undocum5t$ immigrants1  
includ+ m ?an  ( all ,,daca recipi5ts   
7#djj1jjj individuals7 & ! majority (   
,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus hold]s 7m ?an
 #bbj1jjj individuals7 are consid]$     
ess5tial critical infra/ructure work]s2 
,:]eas immigrant ess5tial work]s1       
includ+ fir/-respond]s1 heal? c>e       
work]s1 agricultural work]s & meat      
pack]s1 *ild c>e provid]s1 & hospitality
 & transportation work]s1 h h]oically   
help$ provide m$ical c>e1 food1 %elt]1 &
 com=t to ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates impact$ 
by ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas undocum5t$       
immigrants alone contribute an e/imat$  
#bbh1jjj1jjj1jjj ( sp5d+ p[] annually to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy1 aft] ! paym5t 
( #di1jjj1jjj1jjj ( comb9$ ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 & local taxes ea* ye>2 ,:]eas !  
majority ( f>m work]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
are immigrants1 & reg>dless ( politics1 
h be5 deem$ ess5tial work]s 9 ord] to   
ma9ta9 a safe food supply = ! ,unit$    
,/ates dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 ,:]eas
 immigrants h s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces s9ce 

! f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & h f\ght 9 e
 major conflict 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 includ+ ! ,civil ,w>1 ,_w ,w>s  
,i & ,,ii1 & conflicts 9 ,vietnam1      
,afghani/an1 & ,iraq2 ,:]eas immigrants 
h put _! lives on ! l9e to protect !    
ideals ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & democracy1 z 
well z lives ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 by
 s]v+ z translators & int]pret]s = !    
,arm$ ,=ces1 & p]=m+ s5sitive & tru/$   
activities = ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y      
p]sonnel /ation$ ) ! ,int]national      
,security ,assi/ance ,=ce2 ,:]eas       
immigrants :o s]ve 9 em]g+ indu/ries )  
pron\nc$ labor %ortages 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 su* z artificial intellig5ce1 t 
rely on sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &   
ma!matics 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z   
,,/em7 skills1 n only bol/] ! economy b 
also enhance national security & global 
lead]%ip2 ,:]eas :5 immigrants h a tru/+
 relation%ip ) local law en=cem5t1 !y h 
report$ crime & h work$ ) police on     
neighborhood crime r$uction /rategies2  
,:]eas m immigrants reside 9 ! ,unit$   

,/ates ?an any o!r c\ntry 9 ! _w &      
repres5t almo/ e c\ntry 9 ! _w1         
contribut+ to ! ri* div]sity 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ( p1 cultures1 cuis9e1 lit]ature1
 art1 language1 academia1 music1 m$ia1  
fa%ion1 & cu/oms2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 is m div]se ?an ev] be=e 9 its hi/ory1 
) great] %>es ( immigrants f c\ntries   
su* z ,india1 ,*9a 7includ+ ^? born 9   
,hong ,kong & ,macao1 b n ,taiwan71 !   
,philipp9es1 ,el ,salvador1 ,vietnam1   
,cuba1 ! ,dom9ican ,republic1 ,s\?      
,korea1 & ,guatemala1 & an increase (   
#gi p]c5t s9ce #bjjj ( ,black immigrants
 f across ! ,african cont95t1 !         
,c>ibbean1 ,jamaica1 & ,haiti2 ,:]eas   
,black immigrants & _! *ildr5 make up   
r\ghly #a_/e ( ! ov]all ,black          
population 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7#ah       
p]c5t72 ,:]eas 9 response to rec5t civil
 unre/ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 immigrants (  
all backgr\nds h pl$g$ _! support to    
fight racial inju/ice1 h&-9-h& ) ,black 
immigrants1 to fight = acc\ntability f  
law en=cem5t & ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em & 

to dem& t law en=cem5t protect p1       
reg>dless ( _! sk9 color2 ,:]eas        
celebrat+ ! racial1 e?nic1 l+ui/ic1 &   
religi\s diff]5ces ( immigrants has     
result$ 9 a unifi$1 patriotic1 &        
prosp]\s ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas          
immigration has long be5 "o ( ! greate/ 
competitive advantages ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas immigrants ( all skill   
levels h help$ make ! economy ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ! /ronge/ 9 ! _w1 complem5t+    
exi/+ bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9     
times ( ne$ & f\nd+ successful bus9esses
 ( _! own2 ,:]eas1 al?\gh only acc\nt+ =
 #ac4g p]c5t 7ne>ly #de1jjj1jjj p7 ( !  
total population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 m   
?an #dj p]c5t ( ,=tune #ejj companies 7 
f\nd$ by immigrants or _! *ildr51 :i*   
has creat$ #d1bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 annual  
rev5ue & employ millions ( p ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas #fd4e p]c5t ( immigrants 
ag$ #af & old] 7 employ$1 z oppos$ to   
#fj4j p]c5t ( native-born p ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas immigrants are           
entrepr5eurial1 self-/>t]s :o create _! 

own opportunity & employm5t             
opportunities = o!rs1 ) #aa4h p]c5t (   
employ$ immigrants be+ self-employ$     
comp>$ to #h4i p]c5t ( employ$1         
native-born p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
immigrant-own$ bus9esses provide jobs   
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 creat+ m jobs   
?r\gh entrepr5eurial activity ?an !y    
fill2 ,:]eas immigrants are m likely to 
h advanc$ degrees ?an native-born p ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! high-skill$     
immigration sy/em ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has 
n be5 updat$ 9 m ?an #be ye>s & is n[   
outdat$ & ov]burd5$1 putt+ global       
lead]%ip ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at risk2     
,:]eas national security exp]ts agree t 
x is ess5tial = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to      
ma9ta9 its milit>y exceptionalism by be+
 ! lead] 9 advanc$ te*nologies su* z    
artificial intellig5ce1 cyb]1 quantum1  
robotics1 direct$ en]gy1 & hyp]sonic    
weapons1 :i* are all ,,/em fields :]e   
immigrants fill dang]\s labor %ortages 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas due to         
population ag+ & long] life expectancy (

 ! population 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates requir+ 
an increase 9 heal? c>e work]s1         
immigrants are expect$ to fill a crucial
 ne$ 9 ! future heal? c>e ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 keep+ ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
heal?y2 ,:]eas 9 j #bj ye>s1 mean+ful   
immigration policy re=m c\ld r$uce !    
,f$]al deficit by approximately         
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 contribut+ to great]
 economic /ability & safety2 ,:]eas ov] 
! c\rse ( ! next decade1 immigration    
policy re=m w\ld result 9 ! creation (  
#c1bcj1jjj new jobs1 keep+ ! ,unit$     
,/ates m economically s\nd2 ,:]eas      
future population gr[? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 w require increas$ immigration1 & by   
increas+ immigration sub/antially1 w    
keep ! ,unit$ ,/ates economically       
competitive ) ,*9a & o!r global         
economies1 & r$uce future fiscal        
imbalances = popul> programs l programs 
"u ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq472 & ,:]eas       
cont9u$ integration ( immigrants f ar\nd
 ! _w t enc\rages & facilitates a pa?way

 to citiz5%ip1 economic & social        
mobility1 & civic engagem5t1 w p]petuate
 ! prosp]ity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & re9=ce 
! patriotism all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
feel = ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 no matt] ! color
 ( sk91 c\ntry ( orig91 or religi\s     
backgr\nd ( ! p]son3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes ,june #bjba 
z ,immigrant ,h]itage ,mon? 9 honor ( ! 
contributions immigrants & _! *ildr5 h  
made to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh\t its     
hi/ory2  7#b7 pl$ges to celebrate       
immigrant contributions to1 & immigrant 
h]itages 91 ea* ,/ate2  7#c7 welcomes   
immigrants pres5tly 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
individuals seek+ to immigrate to !     
,unit$ ,/ates to contribute to ! heal?1 
safety1 div]sity1 & prosp]ity ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates by f9d+ _! place 9 ! vibrant1   
multie?nic1 & integrat$ society ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 enc\rages ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates to "w ) _! immigrant      
neighbors & colleagues to advance !     
curr5t & future well-be+ ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 &  7#e7 commits to work+ ) fell[

 ,memb]s ( ,congress1 ! executive       
ag5cies t adm9i/] immigration laws &    
policies1 & ! ,presid5t to promote sm>t 
& j immigration policy = immigrants     
pres5tly 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 _! families1
 & individuals seek+ to immigrate to !  
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! future4