Bill Text: IL HJR0057 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates June of 2017 as "Immigrant Heritage Month" in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-06-22 - Resolution Adopted [HJR0057 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0057-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Generations of immigrants from every corner of the | ||||||
| 3 | globe have helped build the economy of Illinois and thus have | ||||||
| 4 | shaped the unique character of our nation; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Fourteen percent of our State's residents are | ||||||
| 6 | immigrants, over 1.8 million people; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Immigrant entrepreneurs and small business owners | ||||||
| 8 | create jobs, pay taxes, and play an important role in our | ||||||
| 9 | State's economy; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Sara Lee, Kraft, McDonald's, The Boeing Company, | ||||||
| 11 | and Baxter International are some of the most successful | ||||||
| 12 | companies in Illinois, founded by immigrants or children of | ||||||
| 13 | immigrants, and bring in more than $140 billion in annual | ||||||
| 14 | revenue; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Immigrants have provided the State with unique | ||||||
| 16 | social and cultural influence, fundamentally enriching the | ||||||
| 17 | character of our State, and thus of our nation; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Immigrants have been tireless leaders not only in | ||||||
| 19 | securing their own rights and access to economic, social, and | ||||||
| 20 | political opportunity, but have also fought to create a fairer | ||||||
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| 1 | and more just society for all Americans; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Despite these countless contributions to our | ||||||
| 3 | nation, the role of immigrants has frequently been and | ||||||
| 4 | continues to be overlooked and undervalued; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
| 7 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare June of 2017 to be | ||||||
| 8 | "Immigrant Heritage Month" in the State of Illinois; and be it | ||||||
| 9 | further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That we express our appreciation for all of the | ||||||
| 11 | immigrants whose perseverance and resilience have helped make | ||||||
| 12 | the United States of America a beacon for diversity, | ||||||
| 13 | inclusivity, and opportunity.
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