; Whereas the deceased, like many farmworkers, lived in deplorable housing conditions, struggled to access health care and fair wages, and were highly vulnerable to exploitation; Whereas to honor our proud heritage as a Nation of immigrants, we must ensure that all immigrant farmworkers are treated with dignity and have a quality of life worthy of the promise of our country; Whereas the people of the United States mourn the 7 innocent lives lost, 2 of whom were of Mexican descent and 5 of whom were of Chinese descent, all of whom were immigrants and farmworkers; Whereas the victims who tragically died were Yetao Bing, Qizhong Cheng, Marciano Martinez Jimenez, Zhishen Liu, Jingzhi Lu, José Romero Perez, and Aixiang Zhang; Whereas the Monterey Park, California, and Half Moon Bay, California, shootings happened while Asian-American communities have been experiencing increased fear and lack of safety in the midst of an increase in anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents related to the COVID–19 pandemic; Whereas the United States saw a 339-percent increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans between 2020 and 2021; Whereas gun lobbyists deliberately target and market gun sales to Asian Americans by capitalizing on their fear of violent racist attacks; Whereas, according to a study by researchers at Stanford University, gun ownership doubles the risk for homicides and triples the risk of suicides; Whereas gun violence is a national public health crisis, and resources on firearm violence prevention should be made available to racial and ethnic minority communities, individuals with limited English proficiency, and immigrant communities; and Whereas the people of the United States will always remember the victims of these shootings and stand in solidarity with those affected by these unconscionable tragedies: Now, therefore, be it