GreenLatinos Statement in Recognition of the White House’s Proclamation of June as National Immigrant Heritage Month

GreenLatinos supports the White House's designation of June as National Immigrant Heritage Month, noting it is the first time the federal government has honored immigrant contributions via proclamation. The organization emphasizes that immigrant justice is essential to achieving "liberación ambiental" (environmental liberation) and calls for Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform to protect migrants and provide a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients, who contribute nearly $10B in annual taxes.

• The White House proclamation designating June as National Immigrant Heritage Month is the first instance in U.S. history where the federal government has honored the culture and contributions of immigrant communities through such a proclamation.
• Recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program contribute nearly $10 billion annually in federal, state, and local taxes, yet they currently lack a pathway to citizenship.
• GreenLatinos asserts that the achievement of environmental liberation is dependent on securing justice and relief for migrants.
• GreenLatinos calls upon the U.S. Congress to implement comprehensive immigration reform to protect all immigrants from deportation.

APA

Magaña, M. (2022). GreenLatinos Statement in Recognition of the White House’s Proclamation of June as National Immigrant Heritage Month. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/greenlatinos-statement-in-recognition-of-the-white-houses-proclamation-of-june-as-national-immigrant-heritage-month/

Chicago

Magaña, Mark. GreenLatinos Statement in Recognition of the White House’s Proclamation of June as National Immigrant Heritage Month. GreenLatinos, 2022. https://www.greenlatinos.org/greenlatinos-statement-in-recognition-of-the-white-houses-proclamation-of-june-as-national-immigrant-heritage-month/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{magaa2022greenlatinos, author = {Magaña, Mark}, title = {{GreenLatinos Statement in Recognition of the White House’s Proclamation of June as National Immigrant Heritage Month}}, publisher = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/greenlatinos-statement-in-recognition-of-the-white-houses-proclamation-of-june-as-national-immigrant-heritage-month/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }