[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10754]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the month of June 
as Immigrant Heritage Month. This month I join my colleague, 
Representative Sanchez, as an original cosponsor recognizing the month 
of June as Immigrant Heritage Month in honor of the role immigrants 
play in shaping the history and culture of the United States.
  No country has been more invigorated by immigrant culture, more 
rewarded by immigrant labor and immigrant ideas than our country, 
America. I believe the only true way to honor the immigrants that built 
the foundation of this great Nation is by fixing our broken immigration 
system, but House Republicans have refused to pass an immigration 
reform bill.
  To mark Immigration Heritage Month, we must create a message of unity 
and remember that this country was also built by the dreams and hard 
work of people who came from someplace else. Perhaps then we can change 
the dialogue around immigration by placing attention on the country's 
diverse immigrant heritage and the need to bring immigration reform to 
the floor for a vote.

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