AJR70: Joint Resolution Text

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2025 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 70

July 8, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives Tenorio, Prado, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, Vining and Snodgrass, cosponsored by Senators Drake, Carpenter, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and Hesselbein. Referred to Committee on Rules.     ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

AJR70,1,1 Relating to: proclaiming June 2025 as Immigrant Heritage Month.

AJR70,1,3 Whereas, these lands were inhabited by Indigenous peoples for millennia before immigrants from around the world settled here; and

AJR70,1,6 Whereas, for generations, individuals from every corner of the globe have made the United States and Wisconsin their home, shaping the unique character of our state and nation; and

AJR70,1,9 Whereas, Wisconsin is currently home to approximately 308,000 immigrants, as well as nearly 130,000 U.S.-born children with one or more immigrant parents; and

AJR70,1,11 Whereas, immigrants helped Wisconsin achieve statehood in 1848, and 177 years later, immigrants continue to enrich and advance our state; and

AJR70,1,14 Whereas, many of Wisconsin’s largest and most important sectors—including art, science, government, education, farming, and tourism—have benefited from the dedication and labor of immigrants; and

AJR70,2,3 Whereas, immigrants play a vital role in our economy, generating an estimated household income of $13.5 billion and contributing approximately $1.2 billion in state and local taxes annually; and

AJR70,2,7 Whereas, immigrants account for 11.5 percent of Wisconsin’s agricultural workforce and 15 percent of the information technology workforce, and Wisconsin's immigrant population includes 18,200 entrepreneurs whose business income exceeds $527 million annually; and

AJR70,2,11 Whereas, Immigrant Heritage Month is a time for Wisconsinites to come together in a spirit of unity, kindness, and inclusivity, rejecting prejudice against immigrants regardless of legal status or nation of origin and celebrating their ongoing contributions to our communities and state; now, therefore, be it

AJR70,2,14 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin Legislature proclaims June 2025 as Immigrant Heritage Month in the state of Wisconsin.

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