A total of over 250 congressmen, on both sides of the political aisle, have hatched a plan to change the “heritage” that people celebrate during the most American month of the year.
On Monday, Indian-born Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) proposed a resolution to designate July as “Indian American Heritage Month.”
‘If y’all are just as American as anyone else, why do you need a month to honor your distinctiveness?’
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The resolution, which was co-sponsored by over 200 of Krishnamoorthi’s Democrat colleagues as well as 50 Republicans, seeks to honor “the contributions of Indian Americans.”
Citing 2023 Census data, the resolution notes that there are “more than 5,200,000 Indian Americans” in the country, though that number has likely increased substantially due in part to legal immigration programs like
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