[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 57 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 57

             Recognizing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2001

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Brownback) submitted the following 
   concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
             Recognizing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.

Whereas the United States has always been a country of immigrants and was built 
        on the hard work and dedication of generations of those immigrants who 
        have gathered on our shores;
Whereas, over the past 120 years, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), the 
        oldest international migration and refugee resettlement agency in the 
        United States, has assisted more than 4,500,000 migrants of all faiths 
        to immigrate to the United States, Israel, and other safe havens around 
        the world;
Whereas, since the 1970s, HIAS has resettled more than 400,000 refugees from 
        more than 50 countries in the United States and provided high quality 
        resettlement services through a network of local Jewish community social 
        service agencies;
Whereas HIAS has helped bring to the United States such outstanding individuals 
        as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, artist Marc Chagall, 
        Olympic gold-medalist Lenny Krayzelberg, poet and Nobel Laureate Joseph 
        Brodesky, and author and restaurateur George Lang;
Whereas HIAS has assisted with United States refugee programs overseas, often as 
        a joint voluntary agency, providing refugee processing, cultural 
        orientation, and other services in Moscow, Vienna, Kiev, Tel Aviv, Rome, 
        and Guam;
Whereas through publications, public meetings, and radio and television 
        broadcasts, HIAS is a crucial provider of information, counseling, legal 
        assistance, and other services, including outreach programs for the 
        Russian-speaking immigrant community, to immigrants and asylum seekers 
        in the United States;
Whereas HIAS plays a vital role in serving the needs of refugees, immigrants, 
        and asylum seekers, and continues to work in areas of conflict and 
        instability, seeking to rescue those who are fleeing from danger and 
        persecution; and
Whereas on September 9, 2001, HIAS will celebrate the 120th anniversary of its 
        founding: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That (a) Congress--
            (1) recognizes the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), and 
        the immigrants and refugees that HIAS has served, for the 
        contributions they have made to the United States; and
            (2) congratulates HIAS on the 120th anniversary of its 
        founding.
    (b) It is the sense of Congress that the President should issue a 
proclamation recognizing September 9, 2001, as the 120th anniversary of 
the founding of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and calling on the 
people of the United States to conduct appropriate ceremonies, 
activities, and programs to demonstrate appreciation for the 
contributions made by HIAS to the United States.
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