CA ACR206

Proclaims June 2024 as Immigrant Heritage Month in California.

Notes that approximately 46.2 million immigrants reside in the United States, constituting 17 percent of the workforce and about one-quarter of entrepreneurs.

Highlights that California is home to 10.5 million immigrants (23 percent of the nation's foreign-born population) and that immigrants comprise over 35 percent of California's civilian workforce.

Documents immigrant contributions including $715 billion to California's gross domestic product, $26.4 billion in state and local taxes, and founding of approximately 45 percent of new businesses from 2007 to 2011.

Recognizes immigrants' essential roles as healthcare workers, first responders, agricultural workers, and technology professionals, and their enrichment of American culture and society.