Under its cheery name, The Uniting American Families Act, lies yet another attack on marriage at the expense of U.S. taxpayers. As part of the movement to give same-sex partners special privileges, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced a bill, S. 424, to allow any gay or lesbian foreigner who is currently dating an American to immigrate to the U.S. on the same basis as foreign spouses. Like a married couple, these homosexuals would be eligible for "permanent resident status" under the current immigration law.
Although Leahy frames the policy as an anti-discrimination measure, the truth is, this weakens our federal law and chips away at the unique status of marriage. For the federal government to recognize homosexual pairs in any way, shape, or form is a violation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). If the liberal leadership wants to repeal DOMA, then they should do so with a recorded vote of Congress--not let it just die of a thousand cuts.
A full Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is scheduled for next Wednesday, June 3. Before then, contact your Senators and remind them that same-sex relationships should never be privileged in our immigration laws.
Contact your Senators today!
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