The Fifth District Report
Keith Ellison: Give Same-Sex Immigrant Families Equal Rights
The Fifth District representative also lauded official recognition of the new government in Somalia.
Immigration reform should guarantee same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison said last week. Ellison's statement came in response to President Obama's reform proposal, which does include equal rights for both kinds of families. But extending protections to gay couples is proving politically dicey, according to the Washington Post, and isn't part of a bipartisan Senate plan. Here is Ellison's Jan. 29, 2013 statement in full: “America was founded on the idea of liberty and justice for all. Just like today’s immigrants, our founders came to America to escape oppression and ensure opportunity for their children. It’s long past due our laws live up to our values. The President today laid out a vision for…
Dan Johnson
2:44 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
The principal of equal treatment of all persons under the law is enshrined in our founding documents and required by the 5th and 14th amendments to the constitution. There is no legitimate reason not to follow the Golden Rule. more ›