On Wednesday, June 3, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (S. 424), a bill that would extend so-called “permanent partner” visas to persons involved in same-sex relationships. (New York Times, June 3, 2009; Politico, June 3, 2009). The bill’s supporters used the hearing to emphasize what they perceive to be the unfairness of current visa rules, while critics pointed to what they view as significant loopholes that will guarantee widespread fraud and higher immigration enforcement costs. (Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, June 3, 2009).
Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-AL) addressed much of the pro-UAFA testimony by noting that the UAFA's creation of a visa for same-sex partners would be a de facto federal recognition of same-sex relationships that might impact other areas of federal law. Sessions al
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Resolution Bill No. AJR 15 (De León) - Urge Congress and President Obama to sign, the Uniting American Families Act, which would extend immigration rights to bi-national same-sex couples.
SACRAMENTO - A short gay rights agenda in the Capitol this year appears to be more of a testament to past success and a recognition that the defining issues have run their course in the Legislature. That's the view of not just advocates of more protections for gays, but also conservatives who sometimes are at odds with them as they advance into the post-Proposition 8 battleground.
"The number of bills have dropped off because every one of those legal comparisons to traditional couples has been signed into law," said Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, who also represents parts of North San Diego County.
Alice Kessler, government affairs direct
SACRAMENTO - A short gay rights agenda in the Capitol this year appears to be more of a testament to past success and a recognition that the defining issues have run their course in the Legislature. That's the view of not just advocates of more protections for gays, but also conservatives who sometimes are at odds with them as they advance into the post-Proposition 8 battleground.
"The number of bills have dropped off because every one of those legal comparisons to traditional couples has been signed into law," said Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, who also represents parts of North San Diego County.
Alice Kessler, government affairs direct
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