National Immigrants Day
Congress designated October 28, 1987 as National Immigrants Day and President Ronald Reagan proclaimed that specific 1987 date; the cited federal authority does not create a perpetual annual holiday.
Date and recurrence
28 October 1987 historical designation
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / one-time 1987 congressional and presidential designation. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library — Proclamation 5732Presidential Library Primary
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library — 1987 Public Laws appendixPresidential Library Primary
Frequently asked questions
When is National Immigrants Day?
28 October 1987 historical designation The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical one-time designation: 28 October 1987.
Does National Immigrants Day fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is National Immigrants Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / one-time 1987 congressional and presidential designation. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Immigrants Day?
The stored designation basis is: Congress designated October 28, 1987 as National Immigrants Day and President Ronald Reagan proclaimed that specific 1987 date; the cited federal authority does not create a perpetual annual holiday.. Supporting provenance includes Ronald Reagan Presidential Library — Proclamation 5732. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Immigrants Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / one-time 1987 congressional and presidential designation.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.