5:34 PM
CAUSA Communications Department
Today, while discussing the Family Research Council’s opposition to the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), Peter Sprigg, vice president of policy at FRC, had this to say:"I would much prefer to export homosexuals from the United States than to import them into the United States because we believe homosexuality is destructive to society."
Immigration Equality, a national organization that works to end discrimination in U.S. immigration law, to reduce the negative impact of that law on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive people, and helps obtain asylum for those persecuted in their home country based on their sexual orientation, transgender identity or HIV-status responded to FRC’s callous comment by saying:
Unfortunately, the Family Research Council's preference to export lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans prevails. This policy continues to separate people who love each other, but of course Mr. Sprigg's group doesn't care about that.
I hope, however, that the Family Research Council realizes that when we 'export homosexuals' we also export talented men and women who have made incredible contributions to this country and its economy - THAT is 'destructive to society'. LGBT Americans who are forced into exile from this country are researchers for companies like GE and Pfizer, nurses in the Midwest, teachers in our inner cities and sons and daughters of aging parents who depend on them for care.
The Family Research Council might not care about our families but current immigration laws are 'destructive' to America and I hope that is something they do care about."
