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June 23, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #22-220
Sponsored By: William Miller III, Charles Cavell, Marcia Gershenson, Robert Hoffinan, David Woodward,
Philip Weipert, Eileen Kowall, Michael Gingell, Janet Jackson. Karen Joliat, Adam Kochenderfer. Christine
Long, Penny Luebs, Gwen Markham, Yolanda Smith Charles, Gary McGillivray. Angela Powell, Kristen
Nelson, Chuck Moss
Board of Commissioners - Resolution Designating June 2022 as Immigrant Heritage Month in Oakland
Count,
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
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 immigrantsand 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 risen 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 faruls across the
country ill business that provide food to feed our families: and
WHEREAS inunigrants start more than one-fourth of all new businesses in the U.S. and inunigrants or their
children start more than 40° o of Fortune 500 companies: and
WHEREAS those businesses collectively employ tens of mullions of people and generate more than
54,500,000,000.000 in annual revenue; and
WHEREAS our nation's immigrants have contributed vastly to the advances in technology and sciences; and
WHEREAS 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 11.5° o of the County's
population being born in another country.
NOR' THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
designates June 2022 as Immigrant Heritage Month in Oakland County and encourages our citizens,
govermuentai agencies, businesses, and schools to celebrate and honor our inirnigrant past and the shaping of
our immigrant future.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: William Miller III,
Charles Cavell, Marcia Gershenson, Robert Hoffman, David Woodward, Philip NAleipert, Eileen Kowall,
Michael Gingell, Janet Jackson, Karen Joliat, Adam Kochenderfer, Christine Long, Penny Luebs, Gwen
Markham, Yolanda Smith Charles, Gary NleGillivray, Angela Powell, Kristen Nelson, Chuck Moss.
Date: June 27, 2022
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: June 29, 2022
David Coulter, Oakland County Executive
6f Date: June 30, 2022
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-06-14 Legislative Affairs &: Government Operations - reconunend to Board
2022-06-23 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner Charles Cavell seconded by Commissioner Michael Gingell to adopt the attached
Resolution: Designating June 2022 as Immigrant Heritage Month in Oakland County.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat. Kristen Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Angela Powell,
Thomas Kulm, Cluck Moss. Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III. Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles
Cavell, Penny Luebs. Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, Robert Hoffir an. Adam Kochenderfer (17 )
No: Christine Long, Philip Weipert (2)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
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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 Conunissioners on June 23. 2022, 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,
itliehigan on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
Lisa Brown. Oaklaiid Coimn, Clerk 'Register ofDeedy