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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas-produced film You Are My Home has won the |
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hearts of viewers since its release on Netflix on December 4, 2020, |
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and its cast and crew are truly deserving of special recognition; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Filmed in Harlingen, McAllen, and other cities in |
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the Rio Grande Valley, this heartwarming Christmas movie tells the |
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story of Alexandra, an American-born 11-year-old girl who ends up |
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on the street when her mother, an undocumented immigrant, is |
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deported by ICE; she is reluctantly taken in by Chloe, a recently |
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widowed young woman, and the two come to care for each other, while |
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the widow finds romance with a man named Carlos; and |
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WHEREAS, The production of the film contributed greatly to |
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the economy and cultural vitality of the Rio Grande Valley, and it |
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features a diverse cast of talented performers, including Eva Ariel |
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Binder as Alexandra, Angel Parker as Chloe, Cristián de la Fuente as |
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Carlos, and Alyssa Milano as Sloane, an immigration activist; the |
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film was directed by Amanda Raymond from a screenplay by Marion |
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Milner and Ms. Raymond; and |
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WHEREAS, This charming motion picture confronts the issue of |
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immigration with humanity, empathy, and generosity, and it |
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represents another impressive addition to the canon of fine filmed |
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entertainment made in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the release of You Are My Home and |
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extend to all those associated with the film sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the film's production team as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |