City of Philadelphia - File #: 210604

• File #: 210604
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 6/17/2021
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/24/2021
• Title: Recognizing the month of June as Immigrant Heritage Month and Caribbean American Heritage Month in the City of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Parker, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Gauthier, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Thomas, Councilmember Bass

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/24/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
6/17/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar

Title
Recognizing the month of June as Immigrant Heritage Month and Caribbean American Heritage Month in the City of Philadelphia.

Body
WHEREAS, Immigrants have had an extraordinary social and cultural influence on the United States of America, enriching the remarkable character of our nation. Throughout the country's history, immigrants have built dynamic communities, started families, served in the military and public life, grown successful businesses, and strengthened the American economy; and

WHEREAS, Philadelphia is a proud City of immigrants. According to the Pew State of the Immigrants in Philadelphia Report of 2019, about 14 percent of the City's 1.56 million residents were born outside of the United States. The largest immigrant populations in the City of Philadelphia come from China, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, India, Vietnam, Haiti, Mexico, Ukraine, Albania, and Korea; and

WHEREAS, More than a quarter of all Philadelphians in recent years-estimated at around 390,000 residents-were either immigrants or U.S. natives with immigrant parents, together comprising a population with significant potential to shape the City. They included nearly 76,000 children under age 18, or about 1 in 4 City children.

WHEREAS, Immigrants have been tireless leaders not only securing their own rights and access to equal opportunity, but have also campaigned to create a fairer and more just society for all Americans; and

WHEREAS, Immigrant Heritage Month is a nationwide effort to gather and share the inspirational stories of immigrants in the United States and 2021 marks the 8th annual Immigrant Heritage Month. It is powered nationally by FWD.us and is part of an ongoing effort to empower immigrants and allies to share stories and drive action that demonstrate how immigration is good for our communities, economy and country. The celebration began in 2014, and in 2016, President Obama officially declared June as Immigrant Heritage Month in a national address. This y...