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.
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Obama Administration Set To Hold Powwow With Big Gay Groups
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1070 days ago
(http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com)
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first-ever hearing on The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), a bill to end discrimination against lesbian and gay Americans in U.S. immigration law and allow lesbian and gay citizens to ...
Congress to Hold Hearings on the Uniting American Families Act
Posted by
ATLdave 1091 days ago
(http://gayrights.change.org)
Steve Ralls, a spokesperson for Immigration Equality, said the committee's witness list would be posted later this week.
This news is huge for LGBT advocates working on the issue of immigration. The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA for short) was introduced earlier this year in Congress by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (in the U.S. House) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (in the U.S. Senate). The UAFA will eliminate discrimination in U.S. immigration laws by permitting same-sex partners of U.S. citizens to obtain permanent resident status. Kind of like how straight people who marry someone from outside the country can obtain legal resident status for their partner.
This news is huge for LGBT advocates working on the issue of immigration. The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA for short) was introduced earlier this year in Congress by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (in the U.S. House) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (in the U.S. Senate). The UAFA will eliminate discrimination in U.S. immigration laws by permitting same-sex partners of U.S. citizens to obtain permanent resident status. Kind of like how straight people who marry someone from outside the country can obtain legal resident status for their partner.
Gay Immigration Rights Senate to hold UAFA Hearing
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 1096 days ago
(http://gayimmigration.blogspot.com)
An encouraging development: Senator Patrick Leahy will convene a congressional hearing on UAFA next Wednesday, June 3rd.
For a legislation that never made it out of the committee, this is indeed a significant step forward. However, the outcome of the hearing remains unclear: will it mean that UAFA will finally come to a committee vote and advance to the full senate/house for a floor vote? Or is it merely a move to make sure UAFA has a place in the upcoming Comprehensive Immigration Reform? From the IE blog post, it seems that the latter is more likely.
If UAFA does become a part of CIR, how optimistic should we be?
Many prominent Democrats like Harry Reid and Charles Schumer have expressed confidence of a CIR passage by the end of the year. The unknown factor is whether or not the
Gay Immigration Rights. Sunday, May 24, 2009. Senate t
For a legislation that never made it out of the committee, this is indeed a significant step forward. However, the outcome of the hearing remains unclear: will it mean that UAFA will finally come to a committee vote and advance to the full senate/house for a floor vote? Or is it merely a move to make sure UAFA has a place in the upcoming Comprehensive Immigration Reform? From the IE blog post, it seems that the latter is more likely.
If UAFA does become a part of CIR, how optimistic should we be?
Many prominent Democrats like Harry Reid and Charles Schumer have expressed confidence of a CIR passage by the end of the year. The unknown factor is whether or not the
Gay Immigration Rights. Sunday, May 24, 2009. Senate t
Deportation on hold for gay mom
Posted by
freedom2immigrate 1119 days ago
(http://www.pacificatribune.com)
This happy family is intact thanks to a private bill introduced by Senator Diane Feinstein to stay the deportation order of Shirley Tan, right.
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