GO BROWNS! - want to root for an NFL player? Scott Fujita

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http://www.scottfujita.com/press-room/immigration-reform-should-stay-on-front-burner/

Written by: Michael Honda, Scott Fujita; San Francisco Chronicle November 4, 2010 04:00 AM

In the wake of Tuesday’s election, political analysts are busily predicting what the outcome means for Congress and the country. With Republicans now in the majority in the House of Representatives, many policies will probably change radically. What must not change, however, is work on immigration reform.


Yet our family-based immigration system has not been updated in 20 years. Nearly 6 million people are stuck in perpetual waiting, which is both unproductive and inexcusable. Five-year separations are quite common; so are 20-year estrangements from siblings and elderly parents.

Waits are so long that families receiving visas often find that their children have to reapply as adults and go to the back of the line. These administrative backlogs disproportionately affect Asians, Latinos and women.

The Reuniting Families Act, which I will reintroduce in the 112th Congress, allows all Americans to be reunited with their families. That includes gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender permanent partners (adults who are in committed lifelong relationships and are financially interdependent).

This is a time when we must use every available resource to stimulate our economy and control government spending. That is why comprehensive immigration reform makes good sense.

It is time to reunite America. No family excluded.

Rep. Michael Honda, D-San Jose, is chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Scott Fujita, a member of the executive board of the National Football League Players Association, is a linebacker for the Cleveland Browns.




Fujita is married with two children; he and his family have a home in Carmel Valley, California.<5> He is politically liberal, and has gone on record as a supporter of abortion rights and gay rights as well as an advocate for adoption, wetlands preservation, and other causes; he was named the Saints "Man of the Year" in 2009 for his charitable activities.<9><10><11>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Fujita

[soleft]

1. I thought he was on the Saints

[KamaAina]

2. He bailed as a free agent

Why? WHY?? :(

[Swede]

3. I've always cheered for both Ohio teams.

Underdogs I guess.