Chicago congressmen calling for gay rights in immigration bill
Mon. May 24, 2010 12:00 AM by GoPride.com News Staff
Chicago, IL -
On Monday, congressmen from Chicago and Colorado will call for the inclusion of LGBT individuals in immigration reform legislation.
Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-Chicago), Mike Quigley (D-Chicago) and Jared Polis (D-Boulder, Colo.) will be at the Center on Halsted in Chicago for the announcement. Rep. Polis is gay.
Gutierrez's Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP) currently does not include any LGBT provisions. But he says that should change.
"Our efforts to fix our broken immigration system and protect basic civil rights are not truly comprehensive if we exclude same-sex couples," Gutierrez said.
"The beauty of America is that somewhere in each of our lineages, someone made the choice to come here, to a country built on fairness and justice," said Rep. Quigley. "We must continue to honor that tradition not just for some, but for all families."
CIR ASAP is currently supported by 98 members of congress.
Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-Chicago), Mike Quigley (D-Chicago) and Jared Polis (D-Boulder, Colo.) will be at the Center on Halsted in Chicago for the announcement. Rep. Polis is gay.
Gutierrez's Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP) currently does not include any LGBT provisions. But he says that should change.
"Our efforts to fix our broken immigration system and protect basic civil rights are not truly comprehensive if we exclude same-sex couples," Gutierrez said.
"The beauty of America is that somewhere in each of our lineages, someone made the choice to come here, to a country built on fairness and justice," said Rep. Quigley. "We must continue to honor that tradition not just for some, but for all families."
CIR ASAP is currently supported by 98 members of congress.