Next week the D.C. Council will discuss a resolution showing support of the Uniting American Families Act pending in Congress.
Councilman At-Large David Catania authored the resolution last week, and the other 12 members of the council co-introduced it.
U.S. immigration law does not allow same-sex citizens and permanent residents to sponsor foreign-born partners for immigration benefits.
The UAFA, introduced in the House by U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and in the Senate by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., would "amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connec
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Already in Congress is the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) and the Reuniting Families Act, which seek to put a stop to the discrimination and permit same-sex partners to obtain permanent resident status by amending the Immigration ...
Congress Considers Equal Immigration
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ATLdave 456 days ago
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This week, Immigration Equality launched a campaign that they call the biggest in it’s history: congress is to “convene the first-ever hearings on binational couples.” On June 3, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a proposal, called the Reuniting American Families Act, that denotes ending discrimination against binational couples, allowing Americans to sponsor their same-gender partners for US residency.
We all also should know that same sex binational couples are not eligible for federal immigration rights. Hence, this is the reason why Shiley Tan is "illegal". Still this inequality has flown over the heads of some as Senator Feinstein ...
Obama can give gay families equal immigration rights (San Jose Mercury News)
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BinatUK 514 days ago
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Opinion: Obama can give gay families equal immigration rightsSan Jose Mercury News, USAOne stroke of the president's pen enacting the Uniting American Families Act is all that is needed for all Americans to have the right to live in their country and keep their families intact. Chris Waddling of San Francisco is binational outreach ...
Opinion: Obama can give gay families equal immigration rights
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ATLdave 514 days ago
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The Uniting American Families Act would fix a serious omission in our immigration system that blatantly discriminates against gay and lesbian...
Equal rites?
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OneVoice 514 days ago
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DETERMINED Cassandra Ormiston is part of a grassroots movement that is unwilling to settle for civil unions.
Obama can give gay families equal immigration rights
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ATLdave 514 days ago
(http://www.topix.com)
One stroke of the president's pen enacting the Uniting American Families Act is all that is needed for all Americans to have the right to live in
WaPo: Grant Gay Immigrant Couples Equal Rights
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OurHero-Tan 520 days ago
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Congress should pass an act to allow gay and lesbian citizens the same right to sponsor committed same-sex partners for U.S. citizenship that heterosexual citizens already enjoy as a benefit of federal ...
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