Proponents of comprehensive immigration reform legislation are planning to rally this weekend in support of the bill — and drum up support for a proposed component that would help same-sex couples.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators — perhaps even up to 100,000 — are expected to gather Sunday at 2 p.m. on the National Mall to call for passing immigration reform this year. Reform Immigration for America, a coalition of immigration reform organizations, is staging the event.
Within this larger protest, a contingent of about 200 protesters is set to advocate for LGBT inclusion in immigration reform, and in particular, a provision to help same-sex bi-national couples.
Because same-sex couples don’t have federal marriage rights that are available to straight couples, LGBT people in same-sex relationships with a foreign national cannot marry their partne
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LGBT contingent to join weekend immigration rally
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Fight4theRight 691 days ago
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Immigration reform on the agenda in the USA (Love Exiles)
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igualdad 794 days ago
(http://loveexiles.wordpress.com)
LGBT and immigration right organizations including Love Exiles have been lobbying Guiterrez to include our families. If you're reading this, please sign the petition right now to ask Guiterrez to make his bill inclusive of all American ...
Powering up our big gay agenda
Posted by
freedom2immigrate 881 days ago
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If (Obama's) health care reform goes down in flames, he will not have enough capital, power, strength to successfully take on DADT or DOMA or UAFA as part of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. And if health care reform goes down the tubes..... you might have to kiss United ENDA good bye for a while, too."
Asian groups trying to push immigration reform to top of agenda
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BinatUK 904 days ago
(http://www.sgvtribune.com)
They have also turned up the heat on the already highly controversial immigration debate by including rights for same-sex couples in their desired reforms.
About 36,000 same-sex binational couples live in the United States, and those in which one of the partners is legal but the other is not are not allowed to apply for residency the way heterosexual couples can.
Because the Asian Pacific Islanders' call for immigration reform is largely based on family reunification, same-sex immigration reform is a natural fit, Sadhwani said.
Family reunification is the primary reason Asians and Pacific Islanders come to the United States. And though a path to citizenship exists for most family members of U.S. citizens and green card holders, many wait for years in their home countries to get a visa, according to the APALC.
About 36,000 same-sex binational couples live in the United States, and those in which one of the partners is legal but the other is not are not allowed to apply for residency the way heterosexual couples can.
Because the Asian Pacific Islanders' call for immigration reform is largely based on family reunification, same-sex immigration reform is a natural fit, Sadhwani said.
Family reunification is the primary reason Asians and Pacific Islanders come to the United States. And though a path to citizenship exists for most family members of U.S. citizens and green card holders, many wait for years in their home countries to get a visa, according to the APALC.
Leftist Foundations Fund Open Borders Agenda (Right Side News)
Posted by
OneVoice 930 days ago
(http://rightsidenews.com)
Foundations of Betrayal offers a fresh inside look at an overlooked enemy - hundreds of big tax-exempt, leftist foundations that despise free enterprise and, yes, even our Constitution and America's sovereignty. "Wealth controls culture" and Phil Kent names the control freaks - old-timers like the Ford and Rockefeller foundations as well as devious newcomers like George Soros. Issues ranging from radical environmentalism to open borders serve as their main battering rams to remold America. These unaccountable elites also pay church groups to join their leftward march. They even promote deviant sexual behavior... Ford's website highlights its support of many political advocacy groups such as the Migration Policy Institute, the Immigrant Workers Citizenship Project and the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force.
Washington moves on parts of the gay agenda
Posted by
igualdad 942 days ago
(http://www.pridesource.com)
ENDA reintroduced, hate crimes hearing held, health concerns addressed
Marriage rights top agenda for Gay Pride celebrations
Posted by
BinatUK 953 days ago
(http://www.abs-cbnnews.com)
Meanwhile in San Francisco, Filipino Shirley Tan and her partner Jay Mercado, who have been fighting for equal immigration rights for LGBT families, sat and waved with their twin 12-year-old boys atop a convertible, as they led a contingent during the city’s Gay Pride parade.
Earlier this year, Tan faced deportation. She would have been torn away from Mercado, a U.S. green card holder and their twin boys, both American citizens. But after intense lobbying from immigrant rights groups, a private bill was introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein to keep Tan in the country until the end of 2010.
“It has been a rough year for us, but I am so overwhelmed with the support of people to keep my family together,” said Tan.Tan and Mercado’s dilemma illustrates the inequity between same-sex civil unions and the right to marry, and they are not alone. There are about 36,0
Earlier this year, Tan faced deportation. She would have been torn away from Mercado, a U.S. green card holder and their twin boys, both American citizens. But after intense lobbying from immigrant rights groups, a private bill was introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein to keep Tan in the country until the end of 2010.
“It has been a rough year for us, but I am so overwhelmed with the support of people to keep my family together,” said Tan.Tan and Mercado’s dilemma illustrates the inequity between same-sex civil unions and the right to marry, and they are not alone. There are about 36,0
Democratic Leaders Show Signs Gay Rights Agenda Back on Deck
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igualdad 955 days ago
(http://www.rollcall.com)
After avoiding contentious social issues for six months, House Democrats are throwing bones to advocates for gay rights and immigrants — key liberal constituencies — in an effort to keep a lid on simmering tensions until they finish with larger priorities: health care and energy.
President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders adopted a strategy early in his presidency to avoid hot-button cultural and social issues, fearing that doing so would bog down their agenda as it did to then-President Bill Clinton in 1993 when fights over gays in the military and gun rights divided the party and gave Republicans fuel for their 1994 revolution.
But patience has quickly worn thin in the gay and immigrant communities. Even Obama’s effort to appease the gay community by signing an executive order extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees appeared to fall fl
President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders adopted a strategy early in his presidency to avoid hot-button cultural and social issues, fearing that doing so would bog down their agenda as it did to then-President Bill Clinton in 1993 when fights over gays in the military and gun rights divided the party and gave Republicans fuel for their 1994 revolution.
But patience has quickly worn thin in the gay and immigrant communities. Even Obama’s effort to appease the gay community by signing an executive order extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees appeared to fall fl
On Agenda Gays Ask But Obamas Not Telling (TIME)
Posted by
igualdad 966 days ago
(http://www.time.com)
On January 9, the President-elect's spokesman Robert Gibbs gave a rare one-word answer. Asked if Barack Obama would "get rid" of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which prohibits gays from serving openly, Gibbs replied firmly, "Yes."
Ever since, the relationship between the President and his gay and lesbian supporters has only gotten more complicated. Soldiers continue to be discharged from the military for being openly gay, and activists have voiced increasing concern over the administration's lack of action on other key issues. "The particular and generalized concern is, What's the plan?" explained Robert Raben, a Democratic lobbyist for several gay and lesbian groups.
Ever since, the relationship between the President and his gay and lesbian supporters has only gotten more complicated. Soldiers continue to be discharged from the military for being openly gay, and activists have voiced increasing concern over the administration's lack of action on other key issues. "The particular and generalized concern is, What's the plan?" explained Robert Raben, a Democratic lobbyist for several gay and lesbian groups.
Marriage loss does not deter legislative agenda
Posted by
ATLdave 985 days ago
(http://www.signonsandiego.com)
Resolution Bill No. AJR 15 (De León) - Urge Congress and President Obama to sign, the Uniting American Families Act, which would extend immigration rights to bi-national same-sex couples.
SACRAMENTO - A short gay rights agenda in the Capitol this year appears to be more of a testament to past success and a recognition that the defining issues have run their course in the Legislature. That's the view of not just advocates of more protections for gays, but also conservatives who sometimes are at odds with them as they advance into the post-Proposition 8 battleground.
"The number of bills have dropped off because every one of those legal comparisons to traditional couples has been signed into law," said Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, who also represents parts of North San Diego County.
Alice Kessler, government affairs direct
SACRAMENTO - A short gay rights agenda in the Capitol this year appears to be more of a testament to past success and a recognition that the defining issues have run their course in the Legislature. That's the view of not just advocates of more protections for gays, but also conservatives who sometimes are at odds with them as they advance into the post-Proposition 8 battleground.
"The number of bills have dropped off because every one of those legal comparisons to traditional couples has been signed into law," said Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, who also represents parts of North San Diego County.
Alice Kessler, government affairs direct
Federal Progress On LGBT Bills Immigration Equality
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1003 days ago
(http://dabblepost.blogspot.com)
Immigration Equality For Same-Sex Couples Status: - Pending in the House (98 cosponsors, referred to Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law) ...
The gay agenda
Posted by
OneVoice 1036 days ago
(http://www.sdcitybeat.com)
On Saturday, Jan. 10, 630 white people and 45 people of color rallied in front of the San Diego County Administration Building for the legalization of same-sex marriage.
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