Binational gay couples discuss how the so-called DOMA and non-inclusive federal immigration laws negatively effect their lives, affirming their support for a change in federal law that would grant gay partners the immigration ...
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Straight Talk On Marriage: Binational, Same-Sex Couples Face
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BinatUK 1144 days ago
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Vermont House takes up same-sex marriage debateAddison County Independent, VTThe House was expected to vote, and easily pass, the “Marriage Equality Bill” this Thursday, April 2, or Friday, April 3. But as the Addison Independent went to press on Wednesday, House leaders were still surveying the political landscape to determine ...
Obama, same-sex partners and US immigration (GlobalVisas)
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freedom2immigrate 1144 days ago
(http://www.globalvisas.com)
Obama, same-sex partners and US immigrationGlobalVisas, UKLast month, Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committe, fourth most senior Senator in the States and cameo actor in The Dark Knight, put the cogs in motion by introducing the ‘Uniting American Families Act’ (UAFA), to the Senate. ...
US Immigration Policy Discriminates against Same-Sex Partners (Civilrightsorg)
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BinatUK 1144 days ago
(http://www.civilrights.org)
US Immigration Policy Discriminates against Same-Sex PartnersCivilrights.org, DCThere are nearly 40000 binational, same-sex couples living in the US, according to census data. However, the current policy often tears these couples apart once the visa of one expires or forces many couples who do not want to be separated to leave the ...
Good News for Binational Same-Sex Couples (Gay Wired)
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BinatUK 1144 days ago
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Gay WiredGood News for Binational Same-Sex CouplesGay Wired, CAPatrick Leahy, the Vermont Senator who introduced the bill in the Senate, noted that there are nearly 35000 binational same-sex couples living in America. Immigration law has always held as important the idea of keeping families together, ...
Binational same-sex couples face immigration problems (San Jose Mercury News)
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BinatUK 1144 days ago
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Binational, same-sex couples face immigration problemsSan Jose Mercury News, USAEven visiting the US can be stressful for same-sex binational couples. When McDevitt-Pugh flew into the Bay Area from Amsterdam with her wife, Lin, she was nervous about her documents bearing their hyphenated married name. Her legal marriage in the ...
Congress is considering changing federal law to allow same-sex 'permanent partners' the same immigration rights as opposite-sex married couples. Same-sex marriage page
MONTPELIER — State and local lawmakers are preparing for a showdown with Gov. James Douglas on same-sex marriage legislation that passed the Senate last week on a 26-4 vote, then eased through the House Judiciary Committee on an 8-2 vote on Tuesday.
Same-sex partners mired in deportation 'nightmare' (The Sacramento Bee)
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MikeLA 1144 days ago
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In the eyes of immigration authorities, Shirley Tan is in the country illegally. Federal courts have denied her bid for asylum. But beyond that court battle, she argues that the law discriminates against her because she is a lesbian and cannot be sponsored for citizenship by her partner.
A test case on same-sex fairness (San Francisco Chronicle)
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MikeLA 1144 days ago
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Shirley Tan is a 43-year old Pacifica homemaker and mother of twin seventh-grade boys. Tan also wears an ankle bracelet assigned by immigration agents after a dawn raid on her home two months ago. Barring a legal miracle, she faces likely deportation... Presented By: Inside Guantanamo: Sunday at 9P e/p Guantanamo Bay is one of the world's controversial prisons. This may be its final chapter. ...
Good News for Binational Same-Sex Couples (Gay Wired)
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LauREN 1144 days ago
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Earlier this week, The Washington Post came out in support of the Uniting American Families Act, a piece of legislation that would “right a gross unfairness” in the Post ’s eyes by “[allowing] gay and lesbian Americans and permanent residents to sponsor their foreign-born partners for legal residency in the United States.”
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The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage
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BrenDAL 1144 days ago
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The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay...
Binational, same-sex couples face US immigration problems
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BrenDAL 1146 days ago
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...director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies, a ... Even visiting the U.S. can be stressful for same-sex binational couples.
Same-sex partners mired in deportation 'nightmare'
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NLXile 1146 days ago
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The Uniting American Families Act is pending on behalf of thousands of gay and lesbian couples facing immigration issues.
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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.