    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 10076 of September 14, 2020
    National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2020
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate the countless
    contributions of more than 60 million Hispanic Americans to our culture
    and society. Hispanic Americans are the largest minority group in the
    United States today, and generations of Hispanic Americans have
    consistently helped make our country strong and prosperous. They
    contribute to our Nation beyond description. Hispanic Americans embody
    the best of our American values, including commitment to faith, family,
    and country. They serve in our military and protect us as members of law
    enforcement. In fact, Hispanic Americans make up half of our Border
    Patrol agents. The Hispanic-American community has left an indelible
    mark on our government, culture, and economy.
    As part of our commitment to promoting the success of Hispanic
    Americans, my Administration will always promote educational opportunity
    for our Nation's Hispanic-American communities. Hispanic Americans
    benefit greatly from school choice programs, including the Nation's
    largest school choice program in Florida, where more than one-third of
    the recipients are Hispanic-American students. No American student
    should ever be trapped in a failing public school or a school that does
    not meet his individual needs. Additionally, we have spurred the
    creation of more than 16 million education and training opportunities
    through our Pledge to the American Worker.
    My Administration is also working to increase economic opportunities for
    Hispanic Americans by providing pathways to in-demand jobs and investing
    in Hispanic-American communities. On July 9, 2020, I signed an Executive
    Order to establish the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative to
    promote educational and workforce development, encourage private-sector
    action and public-private partnerships, and to monitor how Federal
    programs best provide opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
    Additionally, this Executive Order established the President's Advisory
    Commission on Hispanic Prosperity, which is dedicated to advising my
    Administration on ways to improve access to educational and economic
    opportunities for the Hispanic-American community. This year, my
    Administration also delivered $1 billion in funding to Minority-Serving
    Institutions, including Hispanic-Serving

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    Institutions. And since I signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 into
    law, nearly 9,000 Opportunity Zones have attracted an estimated $75
    billion in new capital investment in economically distressed areas,
    helping to bring wealth and jobs to the neighborhoods where many
    Hispanic Americans live.
    We are already seeing the positive results of these policies in
    communities throughout the United States. In the 2017-2018 academic
    year, the graduation rate for Hispanic students at public high schools
    rose to 81%, the highest level ever recorded. Before the coronavirus
    pandemic, the median income for Hispanic Americans had reached its
    highest level in history. Unemployment reached the lowest rate ever
    recorded. The poverty rate for Hispanic Americans also hit a record low.
    And from 2017 to 2018, 362,000 Hispanic Americans became new homeowners,
    the largest net gain for Hispanics since 2005. In the past 4 months as
    we have recovered from the coronavirus, we added 3.3 million jobs for
    Hispanic Americans. It is my promise to the Hispanic-American community
    and to all Americans that my Administration will continue to do
    everything in its power to rebuild the economy, ensure opportunity, grow
    wages, and cut regulations so every family can achieve their own
    American Dream.
    Hispanic Americans will play an incredible role in our country's great
    years to come, and my Administration proudly stands with them. Their
    steadfast commitment to America's core values, their steadfast
    opposition to socialism, and their innumerable contributions to our
    prosperity enrich our Nation and add to our unmatched culture and way of
    life.
    To honor the achievements of Hispanic Americans, the Congress, by Public
    Law 100-402, as amended, has authorized and requested the President to
    issue annually a proclamation designating September 15 through October
    15 as ``National Hispanic Heritage Month.'';
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 15 through
    October 15, 2020, as National Hispanic Heritage Month. I call on public
    officials, educators, librarians, and all Americans to observe this
    month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of
    September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fifth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP