HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2020.05.13 - 33219MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 'd #20150
BY: Commissioners Penny Luebs, District #16; Michael J. Gingell, District #1; Gwen Markham, District #9;
Eileen Kowall, District #6; Helaine Zack, District#18; Philip Weipert, District#8; William Miller, District#14;
Gary McGillivray, District #20; and Thomas Middleton, District #4
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF JUNE 2020 AS IMMIGRANT HERITAGE
MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Immigrant Heritage Month is a national celebration during the month of June to recognize and
celebrate the accomplishments and contributions immigrants and their children have made in shaping the
history, strengthening the economy and enriching the culture of the United States, and
WHEREAS we have always been a nation of immigrants and throughout history immigrants from around
the globe and their children have kept the nation safe and protected, the workforce vibrant, kept businesses
across the country on the cutting edge and helped build a robust economy to compete in the global market;
and
WHEREAS generations of immigrants have come to the shores of the U.S. from all corners of the globe,
and as pioneers helped lay the railroads and build cities, develop new industries, and fuel the Information
Age, from the telegraph to the smartphone; and
WHEREAS immigrants fought tirelessly in the Revolutionary War and continue to defend the ideals of our
country, between 2002 and 2015, more than 102,000 men and women, including individuals serving in Iraq,
Afghanistan, South Korea, Germany, Japan, and elsewhere, have become U.S. citizens while wearing the
uniform of the United States military; and
WHEREAS more than 70% of agricultural workers in the U.S. are foreign born and have kept farms across
the country in business that provide food to feed our families; and
WHEREAS immigrants start more than one-fourth of all new businesses in the U.S. and immigrants or their
children start more than 40% of Fortune 500 companies; and
WHEREAS those businesses collectively employ tens of millions of people and generate more than
$4,500,000,000,000 in annual revenue; and
WHEREAS our nation's immigrants have contributed vastly to the advances in technology and sciences;
and
WHEREAS between 2006 and 2012, 44% of new technology start-ups in Silicon Valley (widely known as
the international hub for technological development and innovation) had at least 1 immigrant founder; and
WHEREAS in 2018, there were 33,383 immigrant business owners in Michigan with total sales of $27.3
billion as reported by the New American Economy, and
WHEREAS the work of immigrants has directly enriched our culture by influencing the performing arts (from
Broadway to Hollywood), academia, art, music, literature, media, fashion, cuisine, customs and cultural
celebrations enjoyed across the country; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is, and continues to be, home to thousands of immigrants who contribute
immensely to the economic, social, cultural and civic life of Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has a long history of welcoming immigrants, with 12.6% of the County's
population being born in another country.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
designates June 2020 as Immigrant Heritage Month in Oakland County and encourages our citizens,
governmental agencies, businesses and schools to celebrate and honor our immigrant past and the shaping
of our immigrant future.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #20150 May 13, 2020
Moved by Luebs seconded by Gingell to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #20150
— Board of Commissioners — Designation of June 2020 as Immigrant Heritage Month in Oakland County.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20150 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of June 2020 as Immigrant Heritage Month in
Oakland County carried.
Moved by Luebs seconded by Gingell the resolution be adopted
AYES: McGillivray, Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward,
Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs,
Markham. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANTTO MCL 45.559A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on May 13, 2020,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 131h day of May, 2020.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County