We are moved by stories of bi-national couples who are fighting to keep their families together amidst a broken immigration system. Thousands of bi-national couples who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) are at risk of separation. With no clear pathway towards legalization nor federal recognition of same-sex couples, these couples live constantly in a state of fear or exile.
We believe that keeping families together should be an integral part of comprehensive immigration reform. We believe that we strengthen our communities and our nation when we support the right of all families to stay together, including LGBT families.
This is why we support the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). UAFA would add the term “permanent partner” to those sections of the Immigration and Naturalization Act that apply to legally married couples. Under UAF
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FIRM Calls For LGBT Inclusion In Immigration Reform
Posted by
BinationalHope 691 days ago
(http://www.communitychange.org)
Melanie Nathan Calls for Moratorium as husband of US Citizen denied asylum
Posted by
uluckidog 824 days ago
(http://lezgetreal.com)
...which includes that provided by the Immigration and Naturalization Act. ... Senators such as Kerry who favor the passage of UAFA are still...That may be a worthy attempt but with my experience in this issue I believe that energy should be put into legislation – we should be calling all our Representatives in Congress and demanding the change we were promised. Challenging this in the Courts will still yield one major shield for those who are not allowed to marry in their respective States. Until marriage is uniform, UAFA, which ascribes the right to Permanent Partners, as the relationship that seeks validity to circumvent DOMA.
In the meantime, pending legislation, which must happen and soon, I call on Senators Feinstein, Kerry, Gillibrand, Schumer, Frank to pave the way for binationals by enacting / introducing/Class Private Bill whatever it takes -a moratorium on
In the meantime, pending legislation, which must happen and soon, I call on Senators Feinstein, Kerry, Gillibrand, Schumer, Frank to pave the way for binationals by enacting / introducing/Class Private Bill whatever it takes -a moratorium on
Congress has promised to begin the process of reforming America's broken immigration system later this year. There is widespread consensus that reform is urgently needed, and a growing insistence among lawmakers that any reform effort must adhere to our nation's long-standing commitment to family unification. Under current immigration law, millions of families remain separated because of inexcusable visa backlogs, unnecessary bureaucratic paper trails and discriminatory policies that do not recognize lesbian and gay families for the purposes of equal immigration rights.
For all of those families, time is of the essence. Every day, loved ones are forcibly separated from each other. For too many, the American dream is one that cannot yet be shared with their spouse, sibling or significant other.
As Congress begins to debate immigration reform, all of our families
For all of those families, time is of the essence. Every day, loved ones are forcibly separated from each other. For too many, the American dream is one that cannot yet be shared with their spouse, sibling or significant other.
As Congress begins to debate immigration reform, all of our families
EQCA calls for Repeal of DOMA
Posted by
USAFrance 995 days ago
(http://ca-ripple-effect.blogspot.com)
EQCA calls for Repeal of DOMATips-Q GLBT News, NYEQCA is also sponsoring a resolution that would put California on record in support of the Uniting American Families Act, which would help US citizens in binational same-sex couples sponsor ... Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate ...
Today Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) introduced the EQCA-sponsored AJR 19, a joint resolution calling for the immediate repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.
The laws of California treat LGBT people far more equally than federal statutes. DOMA has been used to justify denying even bare-bones protections to couples that are guaranteed statewide by California’s domestic partnership laws.
EQCA is also sponsoring a resolution that would put California on record in support of the Uniting American Families Act, which would help US citizens
Today Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) introduced the EQCA-sponsored AJR 19, a joint resolution calling for the immediate repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.
The laws of California treat LGBT people far more equally than federal statutes. DOMA has been used to justify denying even bare-bones protections to couples that are guaranteed statewide by California’s domestic partnership laws.
EQCA is also sponsoring a resolution that would put California on record in support of the Uniting American Families Act, which would help US citizens
San Francisco Chronicle Calls for Passage of UAFA
Posted by
uluckidog 1041 days ago
(http://immigrationequality.org)
The San Francisco Chronicle editorial gets it exactly right: the problem is that our immigration law does not recognize Shirley and Jay as a...
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