•      "Our vital fight for substantial immigration reform necessitates that we look towards all forms of meaningful progress whenever possible.  For far too long, many individuals, who have resided in this country since childhood and who should be citizens under today’s law have been living under the fear of deportation.  I’m proud to join Congresswoman Adams to introduce common sense solutions, such as the Equal Citizenship for Children Act, that will not only provide lifelong Americans with the citizenship they deserve, but reaffirm our commitment towards a fair and equitable immigration system." Source: Rep. Yvette Clarke (Democrat, New York, District 9)

•      "Comprehensive, common-sense immigration reform is a priority for House Democrats. The Equal Citizenship for Children Act amends the Child Citizenship Act (CCA) to keep families together and automatically provide citizenship to eligible individuals previously excluded by the CCA. I’m proud to join Congresswoman Clarke in introducing this bill and taking us one step closer to immigration reform that makes sense for everyone who lives in our country." Source: Rep. Alma Adams (Democrat, North Carolina, District 12)

•  "This is a bill that has been bouncing around Congress now for about 10 years and it’s fixing a massive loophole in current law that did not provide U.S. citizenship automatically to older adoptees; those who were essentially born prior to 1983. And so I have a number of clients myself, representing them, who found out – even in their sixties – that for the past 50 or so or more years believed that they’re U.S. citizens, when in fact they’re not. And they often found out when they applied for a passport and were denied because they didn’t have the documentation. So this Equal Citizenship for Children Act would fix that by making citizenship available to anyone who’s been adopted by U.S. citizen parents going back to 1941." Source: Gregory Luce (Adoptee Rights Law Center)