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HRC President Chad Griffin responds to the introduction of the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act."

Because of who I am and who I love and how I have created my family, America forced me to choose between spouse and career, spouse and country, spouse and family, life as I knew it and an unknown future.

Monday morning HRC President Chad Griffin joined Voto Latino, the NAACP, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and other diverse groups at a Capitol Hill press conference announcing Voto Latino’s “I’m Ready for Immigration Reform” Coalition.

Cuc Vu, HRC's Chief Diversity Officer, stood proudly on stage alongside other progressive leaders who drove home the point that 'LGBT people are immigrants, and immigration is an LGBT issue.'

Last week HRC announced that comprehensive immigration reform, inclusive of LGBT immigrants and their families, was an organizational priority.  Since then we’ve worked with our partners in the LGBT and immigrant communities, participated in the Rally for Citizenship at the U.S. Capitol, and are working with our friends on Capitol Hill to make sure any immigration reform legislation is truly comprehensive.