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Contributor Emma Ruby-Sachs imagined Obama marrying the gay agenda to another liberal issue, having him say:

Within one year, by November 2010, we will introduce comprehensive immigration reform. This immigration package will include spousal sponsorship for same-sex couples in a committed relationship. Immigration reform is a priority for my administration and no reform package will be complete without this provision for the unification of American families thus far separated by discriminatory immigration policies.

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."
Back in March the White House voiced it's support for the Uniting American Families Act UAFA which would rectify this inequality and recognize 'Permanent partners' as part of immigration law. This Legislation FINALLY is getting the ...

The Obama Justice Department has reached out to major gay rights organizations and scheduled a private meeting for next week with the groups, in an apparent effort to smooth over tensions in the wake of the controversy over the administration’s defense in court of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Tracy Russo, a spokesperson for Justice, confirmed the meeting to me, after I posted below that top gay rights lawyers were miffed that administration lawyers had rebuffed their requests to meet and discuss ongoing litigation involving DOMA.

Bratty? What if you were forced to chose between your Country and your Love? (assuming y
Many in the GLBT community are expressing outrage at the Justice Department's position in this case. For the sake of argument, let's give the Obama Justice Department the benefit of doubt here. Let's assume that this particular case is some how fatally procedurally flawed. Let assume that the Justice Department is following the rule that bad cases make bad law. Let's assume that this is part of a larger legal and/or political strategy. Let's assume the Obama administration is keeping it's powder dry for a future fight against DOMA. Let's assume all of that.

Here's the problem: context is everything. The context here is that after Proposition 8, incrementalism and promises are not enough for the GLBT community. The Obama administration is doing nothing on immigration equality for gay and lesbian couples. Obama's position on marriage equality is to the right of Dick Cheney.
Uniting American Families Act is legislation pending before Congress to place same-sex couples in legally recognized relationships on an equal footing with heterosexual married couples for the purposes of immigration. ...Under current law, and unlike heterosexual married couples, American citizens and permanent residents in same-sex legally recognized relationships (including marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships) are barred from sponsoring their partners for permanent residency in the United States. Thousands of same-sex couples have been forced apart, or forced to move abroad, because of this legal inequity.

To email your Senators and Representatives concerning the Uniting American Families Act, click on the Senate and House links in "Big Gay Links" below.

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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.