Today was a bad day for equal rights. If the House of Representatives gets its way, Iranian-Americans and others will be relegated to second-class citizens. The bill includes discriminatory clauses that could negatively impact the travel rights of certain groups including Iranian-Americans.

The House just passed the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 158) by a disappointing vote of 407-19. The bill now moves into the Senate for deliberation and voting. We need to mobilize to stop this prejudicial bill in its tracks