[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 438 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 438

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of locating a 
             national immigration museum in El Paso, Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2000

  Mr. Reyes submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of locating a 
             national immigration museum in El Paso, Texas.

Whereas more than 20 million people currently living in the United States trace 
        their roots to Mexico and Mexican Americans represent one of the fastest 
        growing population groups in this country;
Whereas people of Mexican descent have made significant contributions in all 
        areas of American life;
Whereas these people and their ancestors have a rich history that must be 
        preserved and told for the benefit of current and future generations of 
        Americans;
Whereas the histories of individuals and families, from many backgrounds, who 
        faced hardship and adversity to move north in search of better lives for 
        themselves and their descendants, should be documented and incorporated 
        in the larger history of the United States;
Whereas the histories of these courageous people represent the strong 
        relationship between the people of the United States and the people of 
        Mexico;
Whereas no museum currently exists that is dedicated to the history of Mexican 
        immigration to the United States or to the history of Mexican Americans;
Whereas historically El Paso, Texas was the main port of entry for people 
        migrating from Mexico into the United States;
Whereas El Paso and its sister city, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico together form the 
        largest international border city; and
Whereas the University of Texas at El Paso, the major Mexican-American majority 
        university in the United States, is coordinating a national effort to 
        create in El Paso a major national museum dedicated to preserving the 
        history of people who over five centuries have moved northward into the 
        present-day United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) supports the creation in El Paso, Texas of the Paso al 
        Norte Immigration History Museum and;
            (2) urges its designation as the national museum of 
        immigration from Mexico to the United States.
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