Immigration rights is one of the 1138 federal rights we are locked out because we have no federal recognition of our relationships. The UAFA is but one battle -- our stories are our strength -- keep telling them today, tomorrow and ...
Please circulate this to your networks, folks. Everyone is encouraged to blog, Tweet and post updates to Facebook and other sites. It's important to make sure that the LGBT community at large knows about this historic hearing, as well as our friends in the mainstream media. Immigration rights is one of the 1,138 federal rights we are locked out because we have no federal recognition of our relationships. The UAFA is but one battle -- our stories are our strength -- keep telling them today, tomorrow and every day going forward until we achieve equal rights for all.
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UAFA Please tell everyone (Out4immigration)
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1086 days ago
(http://fairunion.blogspot.com)
UAFA On the Cusp of History
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1086 days ago
(http://immigrationequality.org)
History - and progress - is coming to Capitol Hill. This morning, Immigration Equality's Washington, D.C. offices were filled with palpable excitement as three of the witnesses for tomorrow's Senate ...
Tell Congress Keep Our Families Together Reuniting Families Act (RFA)
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1087 days ago
(http://pflagblog.blogspot.com)
Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), a long-time champion of the LGBT community, will soon introduce The Reuniting Families Act . This landmark immigration bill ends harmful practices that prevent loving families from being together. Many PFLAG members know firsthand about families being broken apart because of long visa wait times and discrimination against LGBT families, and this bill can prevent these heartbreaking stories.
Take Action for UAFA Today!
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1087 days ago
(http://www.usimmigrationwoes.com)
We need your help to make sure that the historic Senate Judiciary hearing on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) has the absolute best outcome possible. It is a very busy day in the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, and many Senators ...
UAFA provides the same benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)as are granted to opposite-sex spouses. It grants these benefits to the permanent partner of a U.S. citizen, defining the phrase to mean “an individual 18 ... Family reunification, at least as far back as the Quota Law of 1921, has been and remains today a cornerstone of America’s immigration laws. Yet, one growing segment of family immigration is disfavored by operation of law. These are the families of same-sex life partners who must live under a legal system that imposes family-separation rather than unity.
Sometimes the ground beneath our feet shifts and we can’t be sure why. This time it may just be that the stunning tectonic movement is caused by the marching feet of the supporters of civil rights for binational gay and lesbian couples.
Don’t ask, don’t tell; just call your fe
Sometimes the ground beneath our feet shifts and we can’t be sure why. This time it may just be that the stunning tectonic movement is caused by the marching feet of the supporters of civil rights for binational gay and lesbian couples.
Don’t ask, don’t tell; just call your fe
Webcast Uniting American Families Act Hearing
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1089 days ago
(http://www.usimmigrationwoes.com)
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on “The Uniting American Families Act: Addressing Inequality in Federal Immigration Law” for Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office ...
Shirley Tan Invited to UAFA Hearing
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1092 days ago
(http://oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com)
By Melanie Nathan – Breaking – Today, 1.30 PM. Senator Leahy , (D-VT) extended an invitation to Shirley Tan to testify at the UAFA hearing on June 3rd before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Shirley Tan, her wife Jay and their twelve year old twinsons, together with ‘yours truly’ will be traveling next week to DC for the hearings and congressional briefings. Earlier this month Shirley’s deportation was stayed at the last minute ( for the duration of this Congress 111) by the introduction of a rare Private Bill on her behalf by Senator Feinstein. (D-CA)
Now with thanks to the efforts of Immigration Equality, this hearing ought to shed more light on the inequities in the law and the flagrant exclusion of the LGBT community under the Immigration Act. It will also highlight the suffering of families under the current immigration law, regardless of sexual orientation, as
Now with thanks to the efforts of Immigration Equality, this hearing ought to shed more light on the inequities in the law and the flagrant exclusion of the LGBT community under the Immigration Act. It will also highlight the suffering of families under the current immigration law, regardless of sexual orientation, as
Shirley Tan to testify before Congress at UAFA hearing
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1092 days ago
(http://www.inlookout.com)
Shirley Tan, a California mom who was nearly deported in April because her same-sex partner could not legally sponsor her for citizenship, has been invited to testify by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) hearings starting June 3. If passed, UAFA would extend same-sex couples the same immigration rights enjoyed by married couples, creating a legal path to citizenship.
Tan’s partner Jay Mercado and their twin sons will make the trip to Washington with their lawyer Melanie Nathan. From Nathan’s blog.
Nathan will have extensive coverage the hearings on her blog as will we at inlookout.com. There will also be a live webcast of the hearings starting at 10am EST on June 3.
Tan’s partner Jay Mercado and their twin sons will make the trip to Washington with their lawyer Melanie Nathan. From Nathan’s blog.
Nathan will have extensive coverage the hearings on her blog as will we at inlookout.com. There will also be a live webcast of the hearings starting at 10am EST on June 3.
Steve, I do and don’t support immigration Equality! Last year I had called in to find out some information and was told even if you had the right number in congress to bring the Uniting families act up for a vote you wouldn’t ask any congressman to. That you had a 5 and 10 year plan, when did that get changed?
Since Immigration Equ. Keeps on asking for money and getting money from us, you should supply bus’s from key cities and have us all show up, and if we can’t get in walk around the building holding signs! Id like to get up in front of them and open up my big new york jewish mouth to them because not like so many people that are fighting, I’m not afraid of my government and prove it by owning and running http://www.usimmigrationwoes.com/
Two years ago I was going to meet with Rachel and she kept on putting it off, I wonder why? I reach a lot of people with
Since Immigration Equ. Keeps on asking for money and getting money from us, you should supply bus’s from key cities and have us all show up, and if we can’t get in walk around the building holding signs! Id like to get up in front of them and open up my big new york jewish mouth to them because not like so many people that are fighting, I’m not afraid of my government and prove it by owning and running http://www.usimmigrationwoes.com/
Two years ago I was going to meet with Rachel and she kept on putting it off, I wonder why? I reach a lot of people with
UAFA Hearing WOW (Uniting American Families Act)
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1095 days ago
(http://www.unitingamericanfamilies.net)
Immigration Equality reports that a hearing on UAFA before the Senate Judiciary Committee has been scheduled for June 3. I just have to believe that every phone call, every letter, every blog entry has got to have contributed to this. ...
Gay Immigration Rights Senate to hold UAFA Hearing
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 1095 days ago
(http://gayimmigration.blogspot.com)
An encouraging development: Senator Patrick Leahy will convene a congressional hearing on UAFA next Wednesday, June 3rd.
For a legislation that never made it out of the committee, this is indeed a significant step forward. However, the outcome of the hearing remains unclear: will it mean that UAFA will finally come to a committee vote and advance to the full senate/house for a floor vote? Or is it merely a move to make sure UAFA has a place in the upcoming Comprehensive Immigration Reform? From the IE blog post, it seems that the latter is more likely.
If UAFA does become a part of CIR, how optimistic should we be?
Many prominent Democrats like Harry Reid and Charles Schumer have expressed confidence of a CIR passage by the end of the year. The unknown factor is whether or not the
Gay Immigration Rights. Sunday, May 24, 2009. Senate t
For a legislation that never made it out of the committee, this is indeed a significant step forward. However, the outcome of the hearing remains unclear: will it mean that UAFA will finally come to a committee vote and advance to the full senate/house for a floor vote? Or is it merely a move to make sure UAFA has a place in the upcoming Comprehensive Immigration Reform? From the IE blog post, it seems that the latter is more likely.
If UAFA does become a part of CIR, how optimistic should we be?
Many prominent Democrats like Harry Reid and Charles Schumer have expressed confidence of a CIR passage by the end of the year. The unknown factor is whether or not the
Gay Immigration Rights. Sunday, May 24, 2009. Senate t
Democrats Abroad Elects New Officers (EurObama Blog)
Posted by
igualdad 1097 days ago
(http://www.eurobamablog.com)
Robbie Checkoway, International Vice Chair, The Netherlands (Boston, MA) ...He is a board member of the Love Exiles Foundation
Mr. Checkoway is International Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad and a member of the Democratic National Committee. He is a past Chair of Democrats Abroad Netherlands and served on the Rules Committee of the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Checkoway is an advertising copywriter now based in Manchester, England. He is a board member of the Love Exiles Foundation, a founding member of The Queen’s English Theatre Company, and a past chair of the Penn Alumni Secondary School Committee in the Netherlands. Mr. Checkoway holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Checkoway is International Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad and a member of the Democratic National Committee. He is a past Chair of Democrats Abroad Netherlands and served on the Rules Committee of the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Checkoway is an advertising copywriter now based in Manchester, England. He is a board member of the Love Exiles Foundation, a founding member of The Queen’s English Theatre Company, and a past chair of the Penn Alumni Secondary School Committee in the Netherlands. Mr. Checkoway holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Pennsylvania.
No borders and Binaries Allegedly Queer
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 1098 days ago
(http://prernalal.com)
The creative juices are flowing. This one is courtesy a commentator using ‘allegedly queer’ as an insult for Yasmin Nair after her critique of Uniting American Families Act over at Queer Cents. Now, many bi-national same-sex couples took offense to the post given their own personal struggles. Few really saw why Ms. Nair was raising such an issue with UAFA. It’s a piece of legislation that serves a privileged few, keeps marriage and family as central to citizenship, and might detract from efforts at comprehensive immigration reform.
My own views on gay immigration politics are summed up here:
The movement for immigration reform–permeated in heterosexuality–has to incorporate queer voices and politics, and not just from ‘Immigration Equality‘, which mainly advocates for gay American citizens without really questioning the problems with the conception of ‘citizenship’ — a const
My own views on gay immigration politics are summed up here:
The movement for immigration reform–permeated in heterosexuality–has to incorporate queer voices and politics, and not just from ‘Immigration Equality‘, which mainly advocates for gay American citizens without really questioning the problems with the conception of ‘citizenship’ — a const
Yasmin Nair Eat This Or How to Leave Comments Without Going up In Flames
Posted by
uluckidog 1100 days ago
(http://www.bilerico.com)
I recently began my stint as a regular contributor on queercents.com. The blog, devoted to queers and money, has a tagline that reads: "We're here, we're queer, and we're not going shopping without coupons." My first post was about the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), widely touted by many in the gay community as the gay immigration bill. I work on and write about immigration a lot, and it made sense that a subject so intimately connected to labor issues should be discussed on queercents. To date, there has been no widespread discussion on UAFA. Instead, like gay marriage, UAFA has been thrust down our collective queer throat as something we should all support. My piece, to the best of my knowledge, is among the very, very few to explicitly critique UAFA. The immigration scholar Eithne Luibhéid has written about UAFA in a special issue of GLQ (14:2-3), but it's not available to a g
The Graduation (Gay Immigration Rights)
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 1101 days ago
(http://gayimmigration.blogspot.com)
Gay Immigration. Monday, May 18, 2009. The Graduation. My partner's Commencement Ceremony was a bitter-sweet moment for the ... Gay Immigration Websites. Facebook Group for UAFA · Immigration Equality · Out4Immigration. Blog Archive ...
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Promoting public awareness of the need for fairness in immigration policy particularly as it relates to the rights of same-sex bi-national couples in the United States who seek equal immigration rights; Providing information regarding political issues relating to gay immigration equality issues, rights and policy.