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
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Growing Up Gay in Fiji Undocumented in America
Posted by
BinatUK 1056 days ago
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The legal advice was to 'get married.' I made it clear that I was gay and I would not commit marriage fraud in order to get around the discriminatory nature of U.S. immigration laws for bi-national same-sex couples. ...
Tick Tock LGBT Community Growing Impatient With Obama Administration
Posted by
igualdad 1082 days ago
(http://www.gaywired.com)
Despite Barack Obama’s campaign promises of change, the GLBT community is quickly discovering that his administration is falling short when it comes to pressing gay issues. Gays and lesbians, many of whom supported the Democratic candidate for President in 2008, have begun to publicly voice frustration with Obama’s inaction on imperative issues and, even worse, his silence on others.
Two of Obama’s most important campaign promises were the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and lifting the ban on gays in the military, neither of which have been fulfilled to date. Meanwhile, executive branch officials are telling gays and lesbians to give things time, and to expect movement on lower-profile issues, such as lifting restrictions on visas for the HIV-positive and immigration concerns. But...
Two of Obama’s most important campaign promises were the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and lifting the ban on gays in the military, neither of which have been fulfilled to date. Meanwhile, executive branch officials are telling gays and lesbians to give things time, and to expect movement on lower-profile issues, such as lifting restrictions on visas for the HIV-positive and immigration concerns. But...
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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.