REFERENCE TITLE: immigrant heritage month

State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020

SCR 1037

Introduced by Senators Quezada: Mendez, Steele; Representative Andrade

 

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 

proclaiming june 2020 as immigrant heritage month in arizona.

 

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Whereas, in their pursuit of the American Dream, immigrants from around the world have made Arizona their home, which has strengthened this state's economy and enriched its cultural diversity; and

Whereas, one in eight Arizonans are immigrants or foreign-born, constituting the eleventh largest immigrant population in the United States; and

Whereas, fifty percent of Fortune 500 companies based in Arizona were founded by immigrants or their children, and these companies generate $98.9 billion in annual revenue and employ 134,330 people globally; and

Whereas, foreign-born Arizonans own an estimated 22.7 percent of businesses in the Phoenix metropolitan area despite comprising only 13.4 percent of the state's population; and

Whereas, immigrant-owned businesses employ 113,760 workers in Arizona and generate $1.3 billion in business income; and

Whereas, Arizona's immigrants have spending power of $16 billion in after-tax income and contribute a total of $5.4 billion a year in federal, state and local taxes; and

Whereas, Arizona's immigrants contribute greatly to advances in technology and science; and

Whereas, the United States is a nation of immigrants and is founded on the principle that we are all created equal.

Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the Members of the Legislature proclaim the month of June 2020 as Immigrant Heritage Month in Arizona in honor of the many contributions and accomplishments of Arizona's immigrants and their children.